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Xerox Reports First-Quarter 2016 Earnings and Provides Update on Strategic Transformation and SeparationXerox (NYSE:XRX) announced today its first-quarter financial results and reaffirmed its full-year adjusted earnings guidance. The company reported it remains on track to complete its planned separation into two independent, publicly-traded companies by the end of the year and said it has made important progress on its three-year, $2.4 billion strategic transformation program. Xerox delivered adjusted earnings per share of 22 cents in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EPS excludes after-tax costs of $197 million or 19 cents per share, related to the amortization of intangibles, restructuring and related costs, certain retirement related costs and separation costs, resulting in GAAP EPS from continuing operations of 3 cents. "We delivered adjusted EPS in line with our guidance, revenue growth in both the Document Outsourcing and BPO businesses of our Services segment, and a strong renewal rate in Services. Document Technology revenue declines remained in line with last quarter and continue to be pressured by weak developing markets economies. We have accelerated our cost reduction efforts across the company and expect to begin realizing the benefits in the second quarter," said Ursula Burns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer. "I'm pleased with our progress on our strategic transformation and separation," Burns added. "We put in place a robust program management structure, mapped our path to the separation, initiated leadership searches and began building the strategic, operational and financial foundation of each company." First Quarter Results First-quarter total revenue of $4.3 billion was down 4 percent or 3 percent in constant currency. The Services business, which represented 58 percent of total revenue, delivered $2.5 billion in revenue, representing an increase of 1 percent or 2 percent in constant currency. Services margin was 7.7 percent, up 0.1 percentage point. Revenue from the company's Document Technology business was $1.6 billion, down 10 percent or 9 percent in constant currency. Document Technology margin was 10.2 percent, down 2.5 percentage points. First-quarter operating margin of 7.2 percent was down 1.3 percentage points from the same quarter a year ago. Gross margin and selling, administrative and general expenses were 29.9 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively. Adjusted gross margin and selling, administrative and general expenses (excluding certain retirement related costs) were 30.3 percent and 20.1 percent, respectively. Xerox used $25 million in cash flow from operations during the first quarter, in line with normal seasonality, and ended the quarter with a cash balance of $1.2 billion. Separation and Strategic Transformation Update On January 29, 2016, Xerox announced a plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies, each of which will be a leader in its respective industry. Xerox intends to make its initial Form 10 registration statement filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2016, on track to complete the separation by year-end. The company has determined that the optimal transaction structure for the separation is a tax-free spinoff of its BPO business. Xerox expects to incur one-time separation costs of approximately $200 to $250 million in 2016, inclusive of $8 million incurred in the first quarter. This amount does not include potential tax cost related to the separation, some of which may be offset by foreign tax credits. In conjunction with the separation, Xerox is implementing a three-year strategic transformation program to deliver significant productivity gains and cost reductions across its businesses. It expects to realize approximately $700 million in annualized savings in 2016 from ongoing and incremental initiatives. The company recorded $126 million of restructuring and related costs in the first quarter related to the program and anticipates total restructuring and related costs of $300 million for the full year. 2016 Guidance For second-quarter 2016, Xerox expects GAAP EPS of 6 to 8 cents and adjusted EPS of 24 to 26 cents. The company affirmed its full-year guidance for adjusted EPS of $1.10 to $1.20 per share. Xerox is aligning its full-year GAAP EPS and cash flow guidance to reflect separation costs and higher restructuring and related costs. The company now expects full-year GAAP EPS of 45 to 55 cents, previously 66 to 76 cents. Xerox expects full-year 2016 cash flow from operations of $950 million to $1.2 billion, previously $1.3 to $1.5 billion, and free cash flow of $600 to $850 million, previously $1.0 to $1.2 billion. About Xerox Xerox is helping change the way the world works. By applying our expertise in imaging, business process, analytics, automation and user-centric insights, we engineer the flow of work to provide greater productivity, efficiency and personalization. Our employees create meaningful innovations and provide business process services, printing equipment, software and solutions that make a real difference for our clients and their customers in a 180 countries. On January 29, 2016, Xerox announced that it plans to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies: a business process outsourcing company and a document technology company. Xerox expects to complete the separation by year-end 2016. Learn more at www.xerox.com. Non-GAAP Measures This release refers to the following non-GAAP financial measures:
Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release for a discussion of these non-GAAP measures and their reconciliation to the reported GAAP measure. Forward-Looking Statements This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will," "should" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, including with respect to the proposed separation of the Business Process Outsourcing ("BPO") business from the Document Technology and Document Outsourcing business, the expected timetable for completing the separation, the future financial and operating performance of each business, the strategic and competitive advantages of each business, future opportunities for each business and the expected amount of cost reductions that may be realized in the cost transformation program, and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax matters in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk that multi-year contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and applicable law; the risk that our bids do not accurately estimate the resources and costs required to implement and service very complex, multi-year governmental and commercial contracts, often in advance of the final determination of the full scope and design of such contracts or as a result of the scope of such contracts being changed during the life of such contracts; the risk that subcontractors, software vendors and utility and network providers will not perform in a timely, quality manner; service interruptions; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions and the relocation of our service delivery centers; the risk that individually identifiable information of customers, clients and employees could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems; the risk in the hiring and retention of qualified personnel; the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred; our ability to recover capital investments; the risk that our Services business could be adversely affected if we are unsuccessful in managing the start-up of new contracts; the collectability of our receivables for unbilled services associated with very large, multi-year contracts; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services; our ability to expand equipment placements; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; the risk that our products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; the possibility that the proposed separation of the BPO business from the Document Technology and Document Outsourcing business will not be consummated within the anticipated time period or at all, including as the result of regulatory, market or other factors; the potential for disruption to our business in connection with the proposed separation; the potential that BPO and Document Technology and Document Outsourcing do not realize all of the expected benefits of the separation; and other factors that are set forth in the "Risk Factors" section, the "Legal Proceedings" section, the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section and other sections of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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Financial Review On January 29, 2016, Xerox announced that its Board of Directors approved management's plan to separate the Company's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) business from its Document Technology and Document Outsourcing business. Each of the businesses will operate as an independent, publicly-traded company. Leadership and names of the two companies will be determined as the separation process progresses. The transaction is intended to be tax-free for Xerox shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Xerox has begun the process to separate and is finalizing the transaction structure, which is predicated on a spin-off of the BPO business. Our objective is to complete the separation by year-end 2016, subject to customary regulatory approvals, the effectiveness of a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, tax considerations, securing any necessary financing and final approval of the Xerox Board of Directors. Until the separation is complete, we will continue to operate and report as a single company, and it will continue to be business as usual for our customers and employees. In conjunction with the separation, Xerox also began a three-year strategic transformation program targeting a cumulative $2.4 billion savings across all segments. The program is inclusive of ongoing activities and $600 million of incremental transformation initiatives. Revenues
CC - Constant Currency (See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section) First quarter 2016 total revenues decreased 4% as compared to first quarter 2015, with a 1-percentage point negative impact from currency. The negative impact from currency reflects the continued weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar as compared to prior year. On a revenue-weighted basis, our major European currencies and the Canadian Dollar were approximately 4% weaker against the U.S. Dollar as compared to prior year. Revenues from these major foreign currencies comprise approximately 24% of our total consolidated revenues, while overall non-U.S. revenues represent almost one third of the total. First quarter 2016 total revenues reflect the following:
Additional analysis of the change in revenue for each business segment is included in the "Segment Review" section. Costs, Expenses and Other Income Summary of Key Financial Ratios The following is a summary of key financial ratios used to assess our performance:
Operating Margin First quarter 2016 operating margin1 of 7.2% decreased 1.3-percentage points as compared to first quarter 2015 driven by the operating margin decline in Document Technology, where productivity improvements only partially offset revenue declines and currency impacts. Gross Margin First quarter 2016 gross margin of 29.9% decreased 1.3-percentage points as compared to first quarter 2015. On an adjusted1 basis, gross margin of 30.3% decreased by 1.3 percentage points. Document Technology gross margin decreased 0.9-percentage points while Services gross margin improved by 0.1-percentage point year-over-year. These results combined with the higher proportion of our revenue from Services (which historically has a lower gross margin) resulted in a reduction in overall gross margin. Additional analysis of the change in gross margin for each business segment is included in the "Segment Review" section. Research, Development and Engineering Expenses (RD&E) First quarter 2016 RD&E as a percentage of revenue of 3.1% decreased 0.1-percentage point from first quarter 2015. On an adjusted1 basis, RD&E was 2.9% of revenue and decreased 0.1-percentage point due to the benefits from restructuring and productivity improvements and the higher mix of Services revenue (which historically has lower RD&E as a percentage of revenue). RD&E of $134 million decreased by $7 million compared to first quarter 2015. On an adjusted1 basis, RD&E of $126 million decreased by $8 million. Innovation at Xerox is a core strength, and we strategically coordinate R&D with Fuji Xerox. Selling, Administrative and General Expenses (SAG) SAG as a percentage of revenue of 20.6% increased 0.1-percentage point from first quarter 2015. On an adjusted1 basis, SAG was 20.1% of revenue and increased 0.1-percentage point. The total company revenue decline was only partially matched by restructuring and productivity improvements, due in part to lower restructuring in 2015, and a higher mix of Services revenue (which historically has lower SAG as a percentage of revenue). SAG of $882 million was $33 million lower than first quarter 2015. On an adjusted1 basis, SAG of $861 million decreased $35 million and included a $17 million favorable impact from currency and reflects the following:
Restructuring and Related Costs Restructuring and related costs of $126 million include restructuring and asset impairment charges of $123 million as well as $3 million of additional costs. During first quarter 2016, we recorded net restructuring and asset impairment charges of $123 million, which includes $124 million of severance costs related to headcount reductions of approximately 4,800 employees worldwide and $2 million of lease cancellation costs. Approximately 70% of the charges were related to our Document Technology segment and 30% to our Services segment. The first quarter 2016 actions impacted several functional areas, with approximately 65% of the costs focused on gross margin improvements and approximately 30% on SAG reductions with the remainder focused on RD&E optimization. These costs were partially offset by $3 million of net reversals for changes in estimated reserves from prior period initiatives. In first quarter 2016, we also recorded $3 million of costs primarily related to professional support services associated with the implementation of the strategic transformation program. During first quarter 2015, we recorded net restructuring and asset impairment charges of $14 million, which included $21 million of severance costs related to headcount reductions of approximately 580 employees worldwide and $1 million of lease cancellation costs. These costs were partially offset by $8 million of net reversals for changes in estimated reserves from prior period initiatives. The restructuring reserve balance as of March 31, 2016 for all programs was $120 million, of which $116 million is expected to be spent over the next twelve months. We expect to incur additional restructuring and related costs of approximately $100 million in second quarter 2016 for actions and initiatives that have not yet been finalized. For full-year 2016, we expect to incur restructuring and related costs of approximately $300 million. Separation costs Separation costs are primarily for third-party investment banking, accounting, legal, consulting and other similar types of services related to the separation transaction as well as costs associated with the operational separation of the two companies, such as those related to human resources, brand management, real estate and information management to the extent not capitalized. Separation costs also include the costs associated with bonuses and restricted stock grants awarded to employees for retention through the separation. During first quarter 2016, we recorded separation costs of $8 million. For full-year 2016, we expect to incur separation costs of approximately $200 to $250 million. This amount does not include any estimated tax costs associated with aligning entities and business activities to effect the separation, a portion of which may be mitigated by foreign tax credits. Amortization of Intangible Assets First quarter 2016 amortization of intangible assets of $89 million increased $12 million compared to first quarter 2015 primarily due to the impairment of a customer relationship asset as a result of a lost contract. Worldwide Employment Worldwide employment was approximately 135,300 as of March 31, 2016 and decreased by 8,300 from December 31, 2015, due primarily to the impact of seasonal reductions as well as restructuring and productivity improvements partially offset by ramping new business and acquisitions. Other Expenses, Net
Non-financing interest expense First quarter 2016 non-financing interest expense of $55 million was $1 million lower than first quarter 2015. When combined with financing interest expense (cost of financing), total company interest expense declined by $1 million from first quarter 2015, driven by a lower average debt balance. Gains on sales of businesses and assets First quarter 2016 and first quarter 2015 include gains on the sale of surplus technology assets of $17 million and $14 million, respectively. Litigation Matters First quarter 2016 litigation matters reflect probable losses and reserves for various legal matters. Income Taxes First quarter 2016 effective tax rate was 93.8%. On an adjusted basis1, first quarter 2016 tax rate was 22.5%, which was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to foreign tax credits resulting from anticipated dividends from our foreign subsidiaries and the geographical mix of profits. First quarter 2015 effective tax rate was 19.4%. On an adjusted basis1, first quarter 2015 tax rate was 25.7%, which was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to foreign tax credits resulting from anticipated dividends from our foreign subsidiaries and the geographical mix of profits. Our effective tax rate is based on nonrecurring events as well as recurring factors, including the taxation of foreign income. In addition, our effective tax rate will change based on discrete or other nonrecurring events that may not be predictable. Excluding the effects of intangibles amortization, restructuring and related costs, non-service retirement related costs, separation costs and other discrete items, we anticipate that our adjusted effective tax rate will be approximately 26% to 28% for second quarter and full-year 2016. Equity in Net Income of Unconsolidated Affiliates Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates primarily reflects our 25% share of Fuji Xerox net income. First quarter 2016 equity income of $37 million was $3 million higher than first quarter 2015 primarily due to translation currency impacts. Net Income First quarter 2016 net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox was $34 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis1, net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox was $231 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. First quarter 2016 adjustments to net income include the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and related costs, non-service retirement related costs and separation costs. First quarter 2015 net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox was $191 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis1, net income from continuing operations attributable to Xerox was $278 million, or $0.24 per diluted share. First quarter 2015 adjustments to net income include the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges and non-service retirement related costs. The Net Income and EPS reconciliation table in the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section contains the first quarter adjustments to net income. The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share are included as Appendix I. See the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section for calculation of adjusted EPS. Discontinued Operations Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO): In fourth quarter 2014, we announced an agreement to sell the ITO business to Atos and began reporting it as a Discontinued Operation. All prior periods were accordingly revised to conform to this presentation. The sale was completed on June 30, 2015. There were no Discontinued Operations as of March 31, 2016. Summarized financial information for our Discontinued Operations is as follows:
Segment Review In first quarter 2016, we revised our segment reporting to reflect the following changes:
Prior year amounts were revised accordingly to reflect these changes.
Refer to Appendix II for the reconciliation of Segment Profit to Pre-tax Income. Services Our Services segment comprises two service offerings: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Document Outsourcing (DO). Services Revenue Breakdown:
CC - Constant Currency (See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section) Note: The above table excludes intercompany revenue. Revenue First quarter 2016 Services revenue of $2,482 million was 58% of total revenue and increased 1% from first quarter 2015, with a 1-percentage point negative impact from currency.
Segment Margin First quarter 2016 Services segment margin of 7.7% increased by 0.1-percentage point from first quarter 2015. Anticipated year-over-year benefits from lower expenses associated with our HE platform implementations, a result of decisions we made in 2015 to curtail this business, were partially offset by margin pressures in our customer care offering, modest declines in DO margin and impacts from unfavorable line-of-business mix and price declines. Metrics Signings Signings are defined as estimated future revenues from contracts signed during the period, including renewals of existing contracts. First quarter 2016 Services signings were $2.1 billion in Total Contract Value (TCV).
Signings declined 13% from first quarter 2015, with a 2-percentage point negative impact from currency, primarily reflecting lower renewal opportunities. On a trailing twelve month (TTM) basis, signings increased 9% from the comparable prior year period. New business TCV increased 6% at constant currency from first quarter 2015 and increased 35% on a TTM basis. DO signings do not include signings from our growing partner print services offerings. Note: TCV is the estimated total contractual revenue related to signed contracts. Renewal rate (Total Services) Renewal rate is defined as the annual recurring revenue (ARR) on contracts that are renewed during the period as a percentage of ARR on all contracts for which a renewal decision was made during the period. The combined first quarter 2016 contract renewal rate for BPO and DO contracts was 89%, which is at the high end of our target range of 85%-90%. Document Technology Our Document Technology segment includes the sale of products and supplies, as well as the associated maintenance and financing of those products. Document Technology Revenue Breakdown:
CC - Constant Currency (See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section) First quarter 2016 Document Technology revenue of $1,639 million decreased 10% from first quarter 2015, with a 1-percentage point negative impact from currency. Document Technology revenues exclude Document Outsourcing. Inclusive of Document Outsourcing, first quarter 2016 aggregate document-related revenue decreased 7% from first quarter 2015, with a 2-percentage point negative impact from currency. Document Technology segment revenue results included the following:
Document Technology revenue mix was 57% mid-range, 24% high-end and 19% entry, consistent with recent quarters. Segment Margin First quarter 2016 Document Technology segment margin of 10.2% declined 2.5-percentage points from first quarter 2015, including a 0.9-percentage point reduction in gross margin. The gross margin decrease reflects unfavorable currency impacts and price declines. SAG increased as a percent of revenue as overall lower revenue was only partially matched by productivity improvements due in part to lower 2015 restructuring. Total Installs (Document Technology and Document Outsourcing)2 Install activity includes Document Outsourcing and Xerox-branded products shipped to Global Imaging Systems. Detail by product group (see Appendix II) is shown below: Entry3
Mid-Range
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Other Revenue First quarter 2016 Other revenue of $160 million decreased 7% from first quarter 2015, with a 3-percentage point negative impact from currency. The reduction is driven by the anticipated run-off of the student loan business, now reported in Other, and lower paper and wide-format revenues. Total paper revenue (all within developing markets) and the student loan business each comprise approximately one third of Other revenue. Other Loss Non-financing interest expense as well as all Other expenses, net (excluding Deferred compensation investment gains) are reported within Other and were $57 million in first quarter 2016 as compared to $50 million in first quarter 2015. The $7 million increase was primarily due to an increase in litigation-related costs. Remaining Other loss of $9 million in first quarter 2016 increased $12 million from first quarter 2015 primarily related to lower profitability in the student loan business.
Capital Resources and Liquidity The following table summarizes our cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net cash used in operating activities was $25 million in first quarter 2016. The $138 million decrease in operating cash from first quarter 2015 was primarily due to the following:
Cash Flows from Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities was $125 million in first quarter 2016. The $27 million decrease in cash from first quarter 2015 was primarily due to the following:
Cash Flows from Financing Activities Net cash used in financing activities was $42 million in first quarter 2016. The $443 million increase in cash from first quarter 2015 was primarily due to the following:
Customer Financing Activities The following represents our total finance assets, net associated with our lease and finance operations:
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The following summarizes our debt:
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Our lease contracts permit customers to pay for equipment over time rather than at the date of installation; therefore, we maintain a certain level of debt (that we refer to as financing debt) to support our investment in these lease contracts, which are reflected in total finance assets, net. For this financing aspect of our business, we maintain an assumed 7:1 leverage ratio of debt to equity as compared to our finance assets. Based on this leverage, the following represents the breakdown of total debt between financing debt and core debt:
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Sales of Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable sales arrangements are utilized in the normal course of business as part of our cash and liquidity management. We have facilities in the U.S., Canada and several countries in Europe that enable us to sell certain accounts receivable without recourse to third-parties. The accounts receivables sold are generally short-term trade receivables with payment due dates of less than 60 days. Accounts receivable sales for the periods presented were as follows:
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Sales of Finance Receivables In 2013 and 2012, we transferred our entire interest in certain groups of lease finance receivables to third-party entities. The transfers were accounted for as sales and resulted in the de-recognition of lease receivables with a net carrying value of $676 million in 2013 and $682 million in 2012, respectively. We continue to service the sold receivables and record servicing fee income over the expected life of the associated receivables. The net impact on operating cash flows from these transactions for the periods presented is summarized below:
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Forward-Looking Statements This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will," "should" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, including with respect to the proposed separation of the Business Process Outsourcing ("BPO") business from the Document Technology and Document Outsourcing business, the expected timetable for completing the separation, the future financial and operating performance of each business, the strategic and competitive advantages of each business, future opportunities for each business and the expected amount of cost reductions that may be realized in the cost transformation program, and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax matters in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk that multi-year contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and applicable law; the risk that our bids do not accurately estimate the resources and costs required to implement and service very complex, multi-year governmental and commercial contracts, often in advance of the final determination of the full scope and design of such contracts or as a result of the scope of such contracts being changed during the life of such contracts; the risk that subcontractors, software vendors and utility and network providers will not perform in a timely, quality manner; service interruptions; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions and the relocation of our service delivery centers; the risk that individually identifiable information of customers, clients and employees could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems; the risk in the hiring and retention of qualified personnel; the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred; our ability to recover capital investments; the risk that our Services business could be adversely affected if we are unsuccessful in managing the start-up of new contracts; the collectability of our receivables for unbilled services associated with very large, multi-year contracts; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services; our ability to expand equipment placements; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; the risk that our products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; the possibility that the proposed separation of the BPO business from the Document Technology and Document Outsourcing business will not be consummated within the anticipated time period or at all, including as the result of regulatory, market or other factors; the potential for disruption to our business in connection with the proposed separation; the potential that BPO and Document Technology and Document Outsourcing do not realize all of the expected benefits of the separation; and other factors that are set forth in the "Risk Factors" section, the "Legal Proceedings" section, the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section and other sections of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Xerox assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures We have reported our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, we have discussed our financial results using the non-GAAP measures described below. We believe these non-GAAP measures allow investors to better understand the trends in our business and to better understand and compare our results. Accordingly, we believe it is necessary to adjust several reported amounts, determined in accordance with GAAP, to exclude the effects of certain items as well as their related income tax effects. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth below as well as in the first quarter 2016 presentation slides available at www.xerox.com/investor. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. NOTE: In 2016 we revised our calculation of Adjusted Earnings Measures to exclude the following items in addition to the amortization of intangibles:
When these measures are presented in 2016, the prior year measures will be revised accordingly to conform to the changes. Adjusted Earnings Measures
The above measures were adjusted for the following items:
Operating Income We also calculate and utilize operating income and margin earnings measures by adjusting our pre-tax income and margin amounts to exclude certain items. In addition to the costs noted for our Adjusted Earnings measures, operating income and margin also exclude Other expenses, net. Other expenses, net is primarily comprised of non-financing interest expense and also includes certain other non-operating costs and expenses. We exclude these amounts in order to evaluate our current and past operating performance and to better understand the expected future trends in our business. Constant Currency To better understand trends in our business, we believe that it is helpful to adjust revenue to exclude the impact of changes in the translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars. We refer to this adjusted revenue as "constant currency." In 2016 we revised our calculation of the currency impact on revenue growth, or constant currency revenue growth, to include the currency impacts from the developing market countries (Latin America, Brazil, Middle East, India, Eurasia and Central-Eastern Europe), which had been previously excluded from the calculation. As a result of economic changes in these markets over the past few years, we currently manage our exchange risk in our developing market countries in a similar manner to the exchange risk in our developed market countries, and therefore, the exclusion of the developing market countries from the calculation of the currency effect is no longer warranted. Management believes the constant currency measure provides investors an additional perspective on revenue trends. Currency impact can be determined as the difference between actual growth rates and constant currency growth rates. Free Cash Flow To better understand trends in our business, we believe that it is helpful to adjust cash flows from operations to exclude amounts for capital expenditures including internal use software. Management believes this measure gives investors an additional perspective on cash flow from operating activities in excess of amounts required for reinvestment. It provides a measure of our ability to fund acquisitions, dividends and share repurchase. It is also used to measure our yield on market capitalization. Summary: Management believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional means of analyzing the current period's results against the corresponding prior period's results. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth on the following tables: Net Income and EPS reconciliation:
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Effective Tax Rate reconciliation:
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Operating Income / Margin reconciliation:
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Key Financial Ratios reconciliation:
Guidance:
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2015 Net Income and EPS reconciliation based on 2016 revised methodology:
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2015 Adjusted Effective Tax Rate reconciliation based on 2016 revised methodology:
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Note: Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to current year presentation. Our reportable segments are aligned to how we manage the business and view the markets we serve. Our reportable segments are Services, Document Technology and Other. Services: The Services segment comprises two service offerings:
Document Technology: The Document Technology segment is centered around strategic product groups, which share common technology, manufacturing and product platforms. This segment includes the sale of document systems and supplies, provision of technical service and financing of products. Our products range from:
Other: Other includes paper sales in our developing market countries, Wide Format Systems, licensing revenue, Global Imaging network integration solutions and electronic presentation systems, student loan processing and non-allocated corporate items including non-financing interest and other items included in Other expenses, net. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160425005402/en/ |