Fair Isaac Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
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Fair Isaac (NYS: FICO) reported earnings on July 30. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q3), Fair Isaac met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew significantly. GAAP earnings per share contracted.


Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
 Fair Isaac notched revenue of $183.8 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see sales of $184.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 15% higher than the prior-year quarter's $160.5 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.80. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.73 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.80 for Q3 were 36% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.59 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.54 for Q3 were 8.5% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.59 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures are normalized by S&P Capital IQ and may vary to maintain comparability with normalized estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 68.6%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 19.3%, 400 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 10.7%, 220 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $209.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.05.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $762.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $3.18.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 85 members out of 108 rating the stock outperform, and 23 members rating it underperform. Among 40 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 36 give Fair Isaac a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Fair Isaac is hold, with an average price target of $49.75.

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