•
|
Total annual revenue growth of 15% year over year to $2.7 billion
|
•
|
Record high annual operating margin drives record EPS and 48% year over year growth in cash flow from operations to $833 million
|
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
Total revenue was $721.6 million and increased 16%
|
Total revenue was $721.6 million and increased 16%
|
Cloud revenue was $533.9 million and increased 24%
|
Cloud revenue was $533.9 million and increased 24%
|
Operating income was $154.3 million and increased 26%
|
Operating income was $227.3 million and increased 22%
|
Operating margin was 21.4% compared to 19.7% last year
|
Operating margin was 31.5% compared to 30.0% last year
|
Diluted EPS was $1.54 and increased 24%
|
Diluted EPS was $3.02 and increased 28%
|
Operating cash flow was $249.5 million and increased 38%
|
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
Total revenue was $2,735.3 million and increased 15%
|
Total revenue was $2,735.3 million and increased 15%
|
Cloud revenue was $1,984.2 million and increased 25%
|
Cloud revenue was $1,984.2 million and increased 25%
|
Operating income was $546.0 million and increased 25%
|
Operating income was $849.6 million and increased 21%
|
Operating margin was 20.0% compared to 18.3% last year
|
Operating margin was 31.1% compared to 29.6% last year
|
Diluted EPS was $6.76 and increased 32%
|
Diluted EPS was $11.12 and increased 27%
|
Operating cash flow was $832.6 million and increased 48%
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
481,712
|
$
|
511,795
|
||||
Short-term investments
|
1,139,996
|
896,044
|
||||||
Trade receivables
|
643,985
|
585,154
|
||||||
Debt hedge option
|
-
|
121,922
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
239,080
|
197,967
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
2,504,773
|
2,312,882
|
||||||
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
185,292
|
174,414
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
219,232
|
178,971
|
||||||
Other intangible assets, net
|
231,346
|
305,501
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
93,083
|
104,565
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
1,849,668
|
1,821,969
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other long-term assets
|
212,512
|
219,332
|
||||||
Total long-term assets
|
2,791,133
|
2,804,752
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
5,295,906
|
$
|
5,117,634
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Trade payables
|
$
|
110,603
|
$
|
66,036
|
||||
Deferred revenues and advances from customers
|
299,367
|
302,649
|
||||||
Current maturities of operating leases
|
12,554
|
13,747
|
||||||
Debt
|
458,791
|
209,229
|
||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
593,109
|
528,660
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
1,474,424
|
1,120,321
|
||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Deferred revenues and advances from customers
|
66,289
|
52,458
|
||||||
Operating leases
|
92,258
|
102,909
|
||||||
Deferred tax liabilities
|
1,965
|
8,596
|
||||||
Debt
|
-
|
457,081
|
||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
57,807
|
21,769
|
||||||
Total long-term liabilities
|
218,319
|
642,813
|
||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Nice Ltd's equity
|
3,589,742
|
3,341,132
|
||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
13,421
|
13,368
|
||||||
Total shareholders' equity
|
3,603,163
|
3,354,500
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
5,295,906
|
$
|
5,117,634
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)
|
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cloud
|
$
|
533,947
|
$
|
428,986
|
$
|
1,984,160
|
$
|
1,581,825
|
||||||||
Services
|
149,650
|
162,365
|
596,031
|
641,387
|
||||||||||||
Product
|
38,003
|
31,841
|
155,081
|
154,296
|
||||||||||||
Total revenue
|
721,600
|
623,192
|
2,735,272
|
2,377,508
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cloud
|
180,110
|
146,510
|
699,713
|
553,654
|
||||||||||||
Services
|
47,009
|
48,674
|
184,410
|
188,890
|
||||||||||||
Product
|
5,267
|
5,694
|
25,401
|
25,629
|
||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue
|
232,386
|
200,878
|
909,524
|
768,173
|
||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
489,214
|
422,314
|
1,825,748
|
1,609,335
|
||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research and development, net
|
94,753
|
81,119
|
360,607
|
322,708
|
||||||||||||
Selling and marketing
|
176,813
|
154,500
|
642,251
|
599,114
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
63,336
|
64,030
|
276,936
|
252,286
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
334,902
|
299,649
|
1,279,794
|
1,174,108
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
154,312
|
122,665
|
545,954
|
435,227
|
||||||||||||
Financial expenses (income) and other, net
|
(16,938
|
)
|
2,635
|
(58,872
|
)
|
(22,473
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income before tax
|
171,250
|
120,030
|
604,826
|
457,700
|
||||||||||||
Taxes on income
|
71,741
|
38,378
|
162,238
|
119,399
|
||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
99,509
|
$
|
81,652
|
$
|
442,588
|
$
|
338,301
|
||||||||
Earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
1.56
|
$
|
1.29
|
$
|
6.97
|
$
|
5.32
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
1.54
|
$
|
1.24
|
$
|
6.76
|
$
|
5.11
|
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
63,720
|
63,283
|
63,483
|
63,590
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
64,802
|
65,749
|
65,506
|
66,265
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
|
|||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||||||||
Operating Activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
99,509
|
$
|
81,652
|
$
|
442,588
|
$
|
338,301
|
||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
48,776
|
41,212
|
205,020
|
167,360
|
||||||||||||
Share-based compensation
|
48,185
|
46,170
|
182,067
|
176,658
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of premium and discount and accrued interest on marketable securities
|
(3,135
|
)
|
436
|
(9,861
|
)
|
2,480
|
||||||||||
Deferred taxes, net
|
(1,312
|
)
|
(35,833
|
)
|
(40,261
|
)
|
(66,620
|
)
|
||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade Receivables, net
|
(20,993
|
)
|
(16,572
|
)
|
(61,025
|
)
|
(34,292
|
)
|
||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
(2,625
|
)
|
95,413
|
25,040
|
73,052
|
|||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
3,025
|
3,833
|
12,951
|
12,518
|
||||||||||||
Trade payables
|
39,319
|
2,642
|
43,965
|
3,426
|
||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
63,507
|
(27,012
|
)
|
41,952
|
(55,703
|
)
|
||||||||||
Deferred revenue
|
(19,138
|
)
|
(6,285
|
)
|
3,049
|
(45,947
|
)
|
|||||||||
Realized loss on marketable securities, net
|
-
|
12,271
|
-
|
12,271
|
||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities
|
(2,767
|
)
|
441
|
(13,291
|
)
|
(11,100
|
)
|
|||||||||
Amortization of discount on long-term debt
|
430
|
1,166
|
1,834
|
4,615
|
||||||||||||
Loss from extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
16
|
-
|
53
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(18,258
|
)
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(18,258
|
)
|
||||||||
Other
|
(205
|
)
|
(796
|
)
|
1,667
|
2,616
|
||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
249,522
|
180,496
|
832,641
|
561,430
|
||||||||||||
Investing Activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(7,567
|
)
|
(6,079
|
)
|
(34,962
|
)
|
(29,205
|
)
|
||||||||
Purchase of Investments
|
(362,822
|
)
|
(29,620
|
)
|
(938,154
|
)
|
(230,263
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from Investments
|
77,086
|
129,006
|
705,332
|
436,044
|
||||||||||||
Capitalization of internal use software costs
|
(16,819
|
)
|
(13,868
|
)
|
(64,805
|
)
|
(54,974
|
)
|
||||||||
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
(20,309
|
)
|
(396,780
|
)
|
(64,816
|
)
|
(415,185
|
)
|
||||||||
Net cash provided used in investing activities
|
(330,431
|
)
|
(317,341
|
)
|
(397,405
|
)
|
(293,583
|
)
|
||||||||
Financing Activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options
|
723
|
803
|
3,063
|
2,570
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares
|
(95,156
|
)
|
(69,026
|
)
|
(369,196
|
)
|
(288,443
|
)
|
||||||||
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
|
(355
|
)
|
(291
|
)
|
(3,036
|
)
|
(1,771
|
)
|
||||||||
Repayment of debt
|
-
|
(1,071
|
)
|
(87,435
|
)
|
(2,628
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(94,788
|
)
|
(69,585
|
)
|
(456,604
|
)
|
(290,272
|
)
|
||||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
(8,174
|
)
|
3,754
|
(6,914
|
)
|
2,643
|
||||||||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(183,871
|
)
|
(202,676
|
)
|
(28,282
|
)
|
(19,782
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
|
$
|
668,903
|
$
|
715,990
|
$
|
513,314
|
$
|
533,096
|
||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
|
$
|
485,032
|
$
|
513,314
|
$
|
485,032
|
$
|
513,314
|
||||||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheet:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
481,712
|
$
|
511,795
|
$
|
481,712
|
$
|
511,795
|
||||||||
Restricted cash included in other current assets
|
$
|
3,320
|
$
|
1,519
|
$
|
3,320
|
$
|
1,519
|
||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows
|
$
|
485,032
|
$
|
513,314
|
$
|
485,032
|
$
|
513,314
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
|
|||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)
|
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
GAAP revenues
|
$
|
721,600
|
$
|
623,192
|
$
|
2,735,272
|
$
|
2,377,508
|
||||||||
Non-GAAP revenues
|
$
|
721,600
|
$
|
623,192
|
$
|
2,735,272
|
$
|
2,377,508
|
||||||||
GAAP cost of revenue
|
$
|
232,386
|
$
|
200,878
|
$
|
909,524
|
$
|
768,173
|
||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of cloud
|
(19,592
|
)
|
(17,935
|
)
|
(93,370
|
)
|
(75,667
|
)
|
||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of product
|
-
|
(255
|
)
|
(410
|
)
|
(1,021
|
)
|
|||||||||
Cost of cloud revenue adjustment (1,2)
|
(3,520
|
)
|
(4,605
|
)
|
(12,549
|
)
|
(10,965
|
)
|
||||||||
Cost of services revenue adjustment (1)
|
(2,966
|
)
|
(3,142
|
)
|
(10,472
|
)
|
(11,906
|
)
|
||||||||
Cost of product revenue adjustment (1)
|
(18
|
)
|
15
|
(108
|
)
|
121
|
||||||||||
Non-GAAP cost of revenue
|
$
|
206,290
|
$
|
174,956
|
$
|
792,615
|
$
|
668,735
|
||||||||
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
489,214
|
$
|
422,314
|
$
|
1,825,748
|
$
|
1,609,335
|
||||||||
Gross profit adjustments
|
26,096
|
25,922
|
116,909
|
99,438
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
515,310
|
$
|
448,236
|
$
|
1,942,657
|
$
|
1,708,773
|
||||||||
GAAP operating expenses
|
$
|
334,902
|
$
|
299,649
|
$
|
1,279,794
|
$
|
1,174,108
|
||||||||
Research and development (1,2)
|
(6,461
|
)
|
(6,997
|
)
|
(28,822
|
)
|
(31,402
|
)
|
||||||||
Sales and marketing (1,2)
|
(15,565
|
)
|
(11,515
|
)
|
(57,891
|
)
|
(48,048
|
)
|
||||||||
General and administrative (1,2)
|
(21,628
|
)
|
(34,588
|
)
|
(81,042
|
)
|
(92,291
|
)
|
||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
(6,263
|
)
|
(3,506
|
)
|
(22,087
|
)
|
(15,757
|
)
|
||||||||
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred commission
|
-
|
22
|
24
|
128
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
3,054
|
18,258
|
3,054
|
18,258
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP operating expenses
|
$
|
288,039
|
$
|
261,323
|
$
|
1,093,030
|
$
|
1,004,996
|
||||||||
GAAP financial and other income, net
|
$
|
(16,938
|
)
|
$
|
2,635
|
$
|
(58,872
|
)
|
$
|
(22,473
|
)
|
|||||
Amortization of discount and loss of extinguishment on debt
|
(430
|
)
|
(1,182
|
)
|
(1,834
|
)
|
(4,668
|
)
|
||||||||
Realized loss on marketable securities, net
|
-
|
(12,271
|
)
|
-
|
(12,271
|
)
|
||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
-
|
-
|
(115
|
)
|
(817
|
)
|
||||||||||
Non-GAAP financial and other income, net
|
(17,368
|
)
|
(10,818
|
)
|
(60,821
|
)
|
(40,229
|
)
|
||||||||
GAAP taxes on income
|
$
|
71,741
|
$
|
38,378
|
$
|
162,238
|
$
|
119,399
|
||||||||
Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments
|
(22,878
|
)
|
4,464
|
19,787
|
41,937
|
|||||||||||
Non-GAAP taxes on income
|
$
|
48,863
|
$
|
42,842
|
$
|
182,025
|
$
|
161,336
|
||||||||
GAAP net income
|
$
|
99,509
|
$
|
81,652
|
$
|
442,588
|
$
|
338,301
|
||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
25,855
|
21,696
|
115,867
|
92,445
|
||||||||||||
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred commission
|
-
|
(22
|
)
|
(24
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
|||||||||
Share-based compensation (1)
|
49,720
|
47,298
|
187,717
|
180,504
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition related expenses (2)
|
438
|
13,534
|
3,167
|
13,987
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of discount and loss of extinguishment on debt
|
430
|
1,182
|
1,834
|
4,668
|
||||||||||||
Realized loss on marketable securities, net
|
-
|
12,271
|
-
|
12,271
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(18,258
|
)
|
(2,939
|
)
|
(17,441
|
)
|
||||||||
Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments
|
22,878
|
(4,464
|
)
|
(19,787
|
)
|
(41,937
|
)
|
|||||||||
Non-GAAP net income
|
$
|
195,776
|
$
|
154,889
|
$
|
728,423
|
$
|
582,670
|
||||||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1.54
|
$
|
1.24
|
$
|
6.76
|
$
|
5.11
|
||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
3.02
|
$
|
2.36
|
$
|
11.12
|
$
|
8.79
|
||||||||
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
64,802
|
65,749
|
65,506
|
66,265
|
||||||||||||
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
64,802
|
65,749
|
65,506
|
66,265
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS (continued)
|
||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
(1
|
)
|
Share-based Compensation
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
Cost of cloud revenue
|
$
|
3,520
|
$
|
4,605
|
$
|
12,487
|
$
|
10,965
|
||||||||||
Cost of services revenue
|
2,966
|
3,142
|
10,472
|
11,906
|
||||||||||||||
Cost of product revenue
|
18
|
(15
|
)
|
108
|
(121
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Research and development
|
6,461
|
6,997
|
28,492
|
31,402
|
||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
15,554
|
11,515
|
57,230
|
48,023
|
||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
21,201
|
21,054
|
78,928
|
78,329
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
49,720
|
$
|
47,298
|
$
|
187,717
|
$
|
180,504
|
(2
|
)
|
Acquisition related expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
Cost of cloud revenue
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
62
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Research and development
|
-
|
-
|
330
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
11
|
-
|
661
|
25
|
||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
427
|
13,534
|
2,114
|
13,962
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
438
|
$
|
13,534
|
$
|
3,167
|
$
|
13,987
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP EBITDA
|
|||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||||||||
GAAP net income
|
$
|
99,509
|
$
|
81,652
|
$
|
442,588
|
$
|
338,301
|
||||||||
Non-GAAP adjustments:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
48,776
|
41,212
|
205,020
|
167,360
|
||||||||||||
Share-based Compensation
|
48,185
|
46,170
|
182,067
|
176,658
|
||||||||||||
Financial and other expense/ (income), net
|
(16,938
|
)
|
2,635
|
(58,872
|
)
|
(22,473
|
)
|
|||||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
438
|
13,534
|
3,167
|
13,987
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(18,258
|
)
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(18,258
|
)
|
||||||||
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred commission
|
-
|
(22
|
)
|
(24
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
|||||||||
Taxes on income
|
71,741
|
38,378
|
162,238
|
119,399
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP EBITDA
|
$
|
248,657
|
$
|
205,301
|
$
|
933,130
|
$
|
774,846
|
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION - FREE CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Quarter ended
|
Year to date
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||||||||
Free cash flow (a)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
249,522
|
$
|
180,496
|
$
|
832,641
|
$
|
561,430
|
||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(7,567
|
)
|
(6,079
|
)
|
(34,962
|
)
|
(29,205
|
)
|
||||||||
Capitalization of internal use software costs
|
(16,819
|
)
|
(13,868
|
)
|
(64,805
|
)
|
(54,974
|
)
|
||||||||
Free Cash Flow
|
$
|
225,136
|
$
|
160,549
|
$
|
732,874
|
$
|
477,251
|
(a) Free cash flow from continuing operations is defined as operating cash flows from continuing operations less capital
expenditures of the continuing operations and less capitalization of internal use software costs.
|