Temenos Announces Q1-23 Results – A Strong Start to the Year

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25, 2023 –Temenos AG (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today reports its first quarter 2023 results.

Annual Recurring Revenue

Income statement and Free Cash Flow

The definition of non-IFRS adjustments is set out below and a full reconciliation of IFRS to non-IFRS results can be found in Appendix II.
* Constant currency (c.c.) adjusts prior year for movements in currencies

Q1-23 business update

Q1-23 financial summary (non-IFRS)

Outlook

Commenting on the results, Temenos Executive Chairman and Acting CEO, Andreas Andreades, said:

“We had a strong start to the year and our performance has set a strong foundation for the coming quarters and for Temenos to continue growing this year while we expand margins and cash flows. I expect the sales environment to be stable in 2023, with sales cycle length remaining constant compared to Q4-22 and Q1-23 and no impact on demand from events in the US regional banking sector. I was particularly pleased with our sales performance this quarter which included signing Regions, a large US domestic bank, for core banking replacement on Temenos Banking Cloud and a leading bank in Latin America, also for core banking replacement in the cloud, as well as signing with a top 10 global bank headquartered in Europe for digital modernization of their global wealth business. I was also pleased with the uptake of the subscription model resulting in record subscription license revenues this quarter which confirms that our subscription transition will be largely complete by the end of the year. We delivered robust ARR growth on the back of our strong subscription and SaaS revenue, which demonstrates our transition to a recurring revenue model is well advanced.”

Commenting on the results, Temenos CFO, Takis Spiliopoulos, said:

“We delivered a good Q1-23, in particular around subscription licenses, SaaS ACV and revenue, and Free Cash Flow. Subscription license represented 77% of license signings in the quarter and we expect it to be around this level in the coming quarters. SaaS ACV was USD 18.9m for the quarter, with 3 times growth in ACV from new clients in particular. And, despite the ongoing transition to subscription, our Free Cash Flow grew 20% year-on-year, with our SaaS revenue and deferred revenue more than offsetting the impact from subscription. I expect Free Cash Flow to grow in-line with ARR for the full year.
I was pleased to see our Services business return to a positive margin on a non-IFRS basis in the quarter as expected, with our services cost base beginning to normalize and having reached the inflection point for services revenue.
Looking at the balance sheet, we ended the quarter with leverage of 1.9x net debt to EBITDA and expect this to trend down further by year end.
Looking forward, we are reconfirming our guidance for FY-23. Our guidance is non-IFRS and in constant currency. We expect ARR to grow at least 12%, and also expect Free Cash Flow to grow at least 12%, in line with ARR, based on positive working capital dynamics, with reinforced confidence based on our Q1-23 performance.”

Q1-23 financial summary (IFRS and non-IFRS)

Revenue

IFRS and non-IFRS revenue was USD 226.5m for the quarter, an increase of 3% vs. Q1-22.

IFRS and non-IFRS total software licensing revenue for the quarter was USD 91.3m, an increase of 10% vs. Q1-22.

EBIT

IFRS EBIT was USD 43.2m for the quarter, an increase of 13% vs. Q1-22.

Non-IFRS EBIT was USD 67.2m for the quarter, an increase of 13% vs. Q1-22.

Non-IFRS EBIT margin was 29.7%, up 3% points vs. Q1-22.

Earnings per share (EPS)

IFRS EPS was USD 0.42 for the quarter, an increase of 11% vs. Q1-22.

Non-IFRS EPS was USD 0.69 for the quarter, an increase of 10% vs. Q1-22.

Cash flow

IFRS operating cash was an inflow of USD 70.5m in Q1-23, an increase of 17% vs. Q1-22, representing an LTM conversion of 108% of IFRS EBITDA into operating cash. USD 38.7m of Free Cash Flow was generated in Q1-23, an increase of 20% vs. Q1-22. Free Cash Flow is still expected to grow in line with ARR for the full year.

Transition to subscription revenue and impact on future reporting

Temenos moved to selling five-year subscription contracts for on-premise license and maintenance as standard from 2022, including for renewals. This will accelerate growth by capturing greater contract value and accelerate the shift to more consistent financial performance driven by a much higher proportion of recurring revenues. To reflect this change, on the P&L the license revenue is split into either subscription license or term license, depending on the nature of contract.

The impact of the move to a subscription model on the income statement, cash and ARR is shown for illustrative purposes below:

FY-23 non-IFRS guidance

The guidance for FY-23 is non-IFRS and in constant currencies.

Currency assumptions for 2023 guidance

In preparing the FY-23 guidance, the Company has assumed the following:

Mid-term targets

The mid-term targets and are non-IFRS and in constant currencies, except Free Cash Flow which is reported:

The guidance provided above and other statements about Temenos’ expectations, plans and prospects in this press release constitute forward-looking financial information and represent the Company’s current view and estimates as of 25 April 2023.  We anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company’s guidance and estimates to change.  Future events are inherently difficult to predict.  Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors.  More information about factors that potentially could affect the Company’s financial results is included in its annual report available on the Company’s website.

Conference call and webcast

At 18.30 CET / 17.30 GMT / 12.30 EST, today, April 25, 2023, Andreas Andreades, Executive Chairman and Acting CEO, and Takis Spiliopoulos, CFO, will host a webcast to present the results and offer an update on the business outlook. The webcast can be accessed through the following link:

Q1 2023 webcast link

Please use the webcast in the first instance if at all possible to avoid delays in joining the call. For those who cannot access the webcast, the following dial-in details can be used as an alternative. Please dial-in 15 minutes before the call commences.

Switzerland / Europe: + 41 (0) 58 310 50 00

United Kingdom: + 44 (0) 207 107 06 13

United States: + 1 (1) 631 570 56 13

Non-IFRS financial Information

Readers are cautioned that the supplemental non-IFRS information presented in this press release is subject to inherent limitations. It is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered as a substitute for IFRS measurements. Also, the Company’s supplemental non-IFRS financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled non-IFRS measures used by other companies. The Company’s non-IFRS figures exclude share-based payments and related social charges costs, any deferred revenue write-down resulting from acquisitions, discontinued activities that do not qualify as such under IFRS, acquisition/investment related charges such as financing costs, advisory fees and integration costs and fair value changes on investments, charges as a result of the amortisation of acquired intangibles, costs incurred in connection with a restructuring program or other organizational transformation activities planned and controlled by management, and adjustments made to reflect the associated tax charge relating to the above items.

Below are the accounting elements not included in the FY-23 non-IFRS guidance.

Restructuring costs include realizing R&D, operational and infrastructure efficiencies. These estimates do not include impact of any further acquisitions or restructuring programs commenced after April 25, 2023. The above figures are estimates only and may deviate from expected amounts.

Other definitions

SaaS ACV is Annual Contract Value which is the annual value of incremental business taken in-year. This includes new customers, up-sell and cross-sell. It only includes the recurring element of the contract and excludes variable elements. Total Bookings includes fair value of license contract value, committed maintenance contract value on license, and SaaS committed contract value. All must be committed and evidenced by duly signed agreements.

Investor and media contacts

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Adam Snyder
Corporate Affairs Director, Temenos
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 207 423 3945
Conor McClafferty
FGS Global on behalf of Temenos
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Tel: +44 7920 087 914
Martin Meier-Pfister
IRF on behalf of Temenos
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Tel: +41 43 244 81 40