EX-99.1 2 d879965dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 - EARNINGS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 - EARNINGS RELEASE

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Thomson Reuters Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Results

TORONTO, November 5, 2024 – Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024:

 

   

Good revenue momentum continued in the third quarter

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Total company revenues up 8%, organic revenues up 7%

   

Organic revenues up 9% for the “Big 3” segments (Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals)

   

Raised total company full-year organic revenue growth outlook to approximately 7%

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Raised organic revenue growth outlook for “Big 3” to approximately 8.5%

   

Announced agreement to sell its FindLaw business

“We saw good momentum continue in the third quarter, with revenue and margins moderately ahead of our expectations” said Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters.

“We remain focused on driving innovation across our portfolio and markets to best serve our customers, demonstrated by our investment in AI now increasing to more than $200 million in 2024. We continue to make progress against our “Build, Partner, Buy” strategy, including launching several new AI product capabilities and making exciting enhancements to CoCounsel, our professional-grade GenAI assistant. In addition, we have closed on the strategic acquisitions of Safe Sign Technologies and Materia, which complement our product roadmap and further accelerate our provision of GenAI tools for professionals.”

Mr. Hasker added, “As we look ahead, we are committed to taking a balanced capital allocation approach, focusing on delivering sustained value creation through a long-term investment strategy.”

Consolidated Financial Highlights—Three Months Ended September 30

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margin and EPS)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

     2024     2023     Change     Change at
Constant
Currency
 

IFRS Financial Measures(1)

         

Revenues

  $ 1,724     $ 1,594       8    

Operating profit

  $ 415     $ 441       -6    

Diluted earnings per share (EPS)

  $ 0.67     $ 0.80       -16    

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 756     $ 674       12    

Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

         

Revenues

  $ 1,724     $ 1,594       8     9

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 609     $ 632       -4     -4

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    35.3     39.6     -430bp       -450bp  

Adjusted EPS

  $ 0.80     $ 0.82       -2     -2

Free cash flow

  $ 591     $ 529       12    
 

(1)  In addition to results reported in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company uses certain non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial position. See the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures, including how they are defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

   


 

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Revenues increased 8%, driven by growth in recurring and transactions revenues. Acquisitions had a 1% positive impact and foreign currency had a slightly negative impact on revenue growth.

 

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Organic revenues increased 7%, driven by 8% growth in recurring revenues (84% of total revenues) and 12% growth in transactions revenues. Global Print revenues decreased 6% organically.

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The company’s “Big 3” segments reported organic revenue growth of 9% and collectively comprised 81% of total revenues.

Operating profit decreased 6% as higher revenues were more than offset by higher costs which included growth investments and the impact of acquisitions.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4% primarily due to the same factors that impacted operating profit. The related margin decreased to 35.3% from 39.6% in the prior-year period. Foreign currency had a 20 basis points positive impact on the year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margin.

Diluted EPS decreased to $0.67 compared to $0.80 in the prior-year period primarily reflecting higher tax expense, as the prior-year period included the release of certain tax reserves.

 

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Adjusted EPS, which excludes the release of certain tax reserves, as well as other adjustments, decreased to $0.80 per share from $0.82 per share in the prior-year period as lower adjusted EBITDA and higher income taxes more than offset lower interest expense.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $82 million in the third quarter, primarily due to certain component changes in working capital.

 

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Free cash flow increased $62 million primarily due to the increase in cash flow from operating activities.


 

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Highlights by Customer Segment – Three Months Ended September 30

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margins)

(unaudited)

 
   
     Three Months Ended                     
     September 30,     Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Constant
Currency(1)
     Organic(1)(2)  
                                 

Revenues

       

Legal Professionals

  $ 745     $ 688       8     8      7

Corporates

    437       391       12     12      10

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    221       203       9     11      10
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    1,403       1,282       9     10      9

Reuters News

    199       180       10     10      8

Global Print

    128       137       -7     -6      -6

Eliminations/Rounding

    (6     (5         
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Revenues

  $ 1,724     $ 1,594       8     9      7
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

       

Legal Professionals

  $ 334     $ 338       -1     -1     

Corporates

    162       164       -1     -2     

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    59       64       -7     -5     
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    555       566       -2     -2     

Reuters News

    40       37       10     14     

Global Print

    43       55       -22     -21     

Corporate costs

    (29     (26     n/a       n/a       
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 609     $ 632       -4     -4     
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

       

Legal Professionals

    44.9     49.1     -420bp       -430bp       

Corporates

    36.8     41.9     -510bp       -520bp       

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    26.8     31.2     -440bp       -430bp       

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    39.5     44.0     -450bp       -460bp       

Reuters News

    20.4     20.4     0bp       70bp       

Global Print

    33.1     39.6     -650bp       -640bp       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    35.3     39.6     -430bp       -450bp       

 

(1)  See the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures. To compute segment and consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin, the company excludes fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.

(2)  Computed for revenue growth only.

n/a:  not applicable

   

   

   

Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth comparisons by customer segment in this news release are at constant currency (or exclude the impact of foreign currency) as Thomson Reuters believes this provides the best basis to measure their performance.


 

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Legal Professionals

Revenues increased 8% to $745 million and included a positive impact from acquisitions. Organic revenue growth was 7%.

 

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Recurring revenues increased 9% (97% of total, 8% organic). Organic growth was primarily driven by Westlaw, CoCounsel, Practical Law and the segment’s international businesses.

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Transactions revenues decreased 11% (3% of total, all organic).

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 1% to $334 million.

 

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The margin decreased to 44.9% from 49.1% primarily driven by higher investments.

Corporates

Revenues increased 12% to $437 million, including the acquisition impact of Pagero. Organic revenue growth was 10%.

 

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Recurring revenues increased 12% (89% of total, 9% organic). Organic growth was primarily driven by Practical Law, Direct and Indirect Tax, Clear and the segment’s international businesses.

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Transactions revenues increased 12% (11% of total, 13% organic) driven primarily by Trust, Direct Tax and segment’s international businesses.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 1% to $162 million.

 

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The margin decreased to 36.8% from 41.9%, primarily driven by the Pagero acquisition and higher investments.

Tax & Accounting Professionals

Revenues increased 11% to $221 million. Organic revenue growth was 10%.

 

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Recurring revenues increased 10% (77% of total, all organic). Organic growth was driven by the segment’s Latin America business and UltraTax products.

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Transactions revenues increased 16% (23% of total, 13% organic) primarily due to UltraTax, Confirmation and the segment’s international businesses.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7% to $59 million.

 

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The margin decreased to 26.8% from 31.2%, primarily driven by higher investments.

The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment is the company’s most seasonal business with approximately 60% of full-year revenues typically generated in the first and fourth quarters. As a result, the margin performance of this segment has been generally higher in the first and fourth quarters as costs are typically incurred in a more linear fashion throughout the year.


 

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Reuters News

Revenues of $199 million increased 10% (8% organic) which included a positive impact from acquisitions. Organic revenue growth was driven primarily by Generative AI related content licensing revenue that was largely transactional in nature and by a contractual price increase from our news agreement with the Data & Analytics business of LSEG.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 10% to $40 million driven by higher revenues.

Global Print

Revenues of $128 million decreased 6%, all organic, driven in part by the migration of customers from a Global Print product to Westlaw.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 22% to $43 million.

 

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The margin decreased to 33.1% from 39.6% primarily due to lower revenues.

Corporate Costs

Corporate costs were $29 million compared to $26 million in the prior-year period.

Consolidated Financial Highlights – Nine Months Ended September 30

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margin and EPS)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

     2024     2023     Change     Change at
Constant
Currency
 

IFRS Financial Measures(1)

         

Revenues

  $ 5,349     $ 4,979       7    

Operating profit

  $ 1,387     $ 1,774       -22    

Diluted EPS

  $ 3.59     $ 4.31       -17    

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 1,893     $ 1,636       16    

Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

         

Revenues

  $ 5,349     $ 4,979       7     8

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 2,061     $ 1,971       5     5

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    38.5     39.5     -100bp       -120bp  

Adjusted EPS

  $ 2.76     $ 2.53       9     9

Free cash flow

  $ 1,403     $ 1,258       12    

(1)  In addition to results reported in accordance with IFRS, the company uses certain non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial position. See the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures, including how they are defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

   


 

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Revenues increased 7%, driven by growth in recurring and transactions revenues. Foreign currency had a slightly negative impact on revenue growth.

 

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Organic revenues increased 8%, driven by 8% growth in recurring revenues (80% of total revenues) and 14% growth in transactions revenues. Global Print revenues decreased 8% organically.

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The company’s “Big 3” segments reported organic revenue growth of 9% and collectively comprised 82% of total revenues.

Operating profit decreased 22%, primarily because the 2023 period included a gain on the sale of a majority stake in the company’s Elite business.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite, as well as other items, increased 5% as higher revenues more than offset growth investments and the impact of acquisitions. The related margin decreased to 38.5% from 39.5% in the prior-year period. Foreign currency had a 20 basis points positive impact on the year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margin.

Diluted EPS decreased to $3.59 compared to $4.31 in the prior-year period. The current period reflected lower operating profit and included a $468 million non-cash tax benefit related to tax legislation enacted in Canada. The prior-year period included a significant increase in the value of the company’s investment in LSEG. In 2024, diluted EPS also benefited from a reduction in weighted-average common shares outstanding due to share repurchases and the company’s June 2023 return of capital transaction.

 

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Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite, the changes in value of the company’s LSEG investment, the non-cash tax benefit, as well as other adjustments, increased to $2.76 per share from $2.53 per share in the prior-year period, primarily due to higher adjusted EBITDA. In 2024, adjusted EPS also benefited from a reduction in weighted-average common shares.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $257 million due to the cash benefits from higher revenues that more than offset investment spending. The prior-year period also included $80 million of payments associated with the company’s Change Program, which was completed at the end of 2022.

 

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Free cash flow increased $145 million as higher cash flows from operating activities more than offset higher capital expenditures and lower cash flows from other investing activities.


 

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Highlights by Customer Segment—Nine Months Ended September 30

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margins)

(unaudited)

 
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Constant
Currency(1) 
     Organic(1)(2)  
     2024     2023     Total     Constant Currency(1)      Organic(1)(2)  

Revenues

       

Legal Professionals

  $ 2,193     $ 2,107       4     4      7

Corporates

    1,386       1,218       14     14      10

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    799       714       12     14      12
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    4,378       4,039       8     9      9

Reuters News

    614       549       12     12      9

Global Print

    375       408       -8     -8      -8

Eliminations/Rounding

    (18     (17         
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Revenues

  $ 5,349     $ 4,979       7     8      8
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

       

Legal Professionals

  $ 1,003     $ 1,001       0     0     

Corporates

    518       481       8     7     

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    331       302       10     11     
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    1,852       1,784       4     4     

Reuters News

    151       111       37     39     

Global Print

    133       158       -16     -16     

Corporate costs

    (75     (82     n/a       n/a       
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 2,061     $ 1,971       5     5     
   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

       

Legal Professionals

    45.7     47.5     -180bp       -180bp       

Corporates

    37.2     39.4     -220bp       -230bp       

Tax & Accounting Professionals

    41.5     41.6     -10bp       -20bp       

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

    42.3     44.0     -170bp       -180bp       

Reuters News

    24.6     20.1     450bp       460bp       

Global Print

    35.5     38.6     -310bp       -330bp       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    38.5     39.5     -100bp       -120bp       

 

(1)  See the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures. To compute segment and consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin, the company excludes fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.

(2)  Computed for revenue growth only.

n/a:  not applicable

   

   

   

2024 Outlook

The company raised its 2024 outlook for organic revenue growth to reflect strong year-to-date performance. All other measures in the outlook were maintained.

The company’s outlook for 2024 in the table below assumes constant currency rates and excludes the impact of any future acquisitions or dispositions that may occur during the remainder of the year. Thomson Reuters believes that this type of guidance provides useful insight into the anticipated performance of its businesses.

The company expects its fourth-quarter 2024 organic revenue growth to be approximately 5% and its adjusted EBITDA margin to be approximately 37%.


 

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The company continues to operate in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, reflecting ongoing geopolitical risk, uneven economic growth and an evolving interest rate and inflationary backdrop. Any worsening of the global economic or business environment, among other factors, could impact the company’s ability to achieve its outlook.

Reported Full-Year 2023 Results and Full-Year 2024 Outlook

 

           
Total Thomson Reuters  

FY 2023

Reported

 

  FY 2024  

Outlook

2/8/2024

 

  FY 2024  

Outlook

5/2/2024

 

  FY 2024  

Outlook

8/1/2024

 

FY 2024

Outlook

11/5/2024

           

Total Revenue Growth

  3%   ~ 6.5%   6.5% - 7.0%   ~ 7.0%   Unchanged
           

Organic Revenue Growth(1)

  6%   ~ 6%   6.0% - 6.5%   ~ 6.5%   ~7.0%
           

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

  39.3%   ~ 38%   Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged
           

Corporate Costs

  $115 million   $120 - $130 million    Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged
           

Free Cash Flow(1)

  $1.9 billion   ~ $1.8 billion   Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged
           

Accrued Capex as % of Revenues(1)

  7.8%   ~ 8.5%   Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged
           

Depreciation & Amortization of Computer Software

Depreciation & Amortization of Internally

Developed Software

Amortization of Acquired Software

  $628 million

 

$556 million

$72 million

  $730 - $750 million 

 

$595 - $615 million 

~ $135 million

  Unchanged

 

Unchanged

Unchanged

  Unchanged

 

$580 - $600 million 

~ $150 million

  Unchanged

 

Unchanged

Unchanged

           

Interest Expense (P&L)(2)

   $164 million(2)   $150 - $170 million    Unchanged   $125 - $145 million     Unchanged 
           

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Earnings(1)

  16.5%   ~ 18%   Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged
           
“Big 3” Segments(1)  

FY 2023

Reported

 

FY 2024

Outlook

2/8/2024

 

FY 2024

Outlook

5/2/2024

 

FY 2024

Outlook

8/1/2024

 

FY 2024

Outlook

11/5/2024

           

Total Revenue Growth

  3%   ~ 8%   8.0% - 8.5%   ~ 8.5%   Unchanged
           

Organic Revenue Growth

  7%   ~ 7.5%   7.5% - 8.0%   ~ 8.0%   ~8.5%
           

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

  43.8%   ~ 43%   Unchanged   Unchanged   Unchanged

 

(1)

Non-IFRS financial measures. See the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section below as well as the tables and footnotes appended to this news release for more information.

(2)

Full-year 2023 interest expense excludes a $12 million benefit associated with the release of a tax reserve that is removed from adjusted earnings.

The information in this section is forward-looking. Actual results, which will include the impact of currency and future acquisitions and dispositions completed during 2024 may differ materially from the company’s 2024 outlook. The information in this section should also be read in conjunction with the section below entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, Material Risks and Material Assumptions.”


 

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Dividends and common shares outstanding

A quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share is payable on December 10, 2024 to common shareholders of record as of November 21, 2024.

As of October 31, 2024, Thomson Reuters had approximately 449.9 million common shares outstanding.

Acquisitions

In August 2024, the company acquired Safe Sign Technologies, a U.K-based startup that is developing legal-specific large language models (LLMs).

In October 2024, the company acquired Materia, a US-based startup that has developed an agentic AI assistant for the tax, audit and accounting profession.

Sale agreement

In October 2024, the company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its FindLaw business. FindLaw operates an online legal directory and provides website creation and hosting services, law firm marketing solutions, and peer rating services. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024 contingent on receiving regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters (NYSE / TSX: TRI) informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. The company serves professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Its products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news. For more information, visit tr.com.

NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

Thomson Reuters prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

This news release includes certain non-IFRS financial measures, which include ratios that incorporate one or more non-IFRS financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA (other than at the customer segment level) and the related margin, free cash flow, adjusted earnings and the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS, accrued capital expenditures expressed as a percentage of revenues, selected measures excluding the impact of foreign currency, changes in revenues computed on an organic basis as well as all financial measures for the “Big 3” segments.

Thomson Reuters uses these non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial position as well as for internal planning purposes and the company’s business outlook. Additionally, Thomson Reuters uses non-IFRS measures as the basis for management incentive programs. These measures do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies and should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measures in the appended tables.

The company’s outlook contains various non-IFRS financial measures. The company believes that providing reconciliations of forward-looking non-IFRS financial measures in its outlook would be potentially misleading and not practical due to the difficulty of projecting items that are not reflective of ongoing operations in any future period. The magnitude of these items may be significant. Consequently, for outlook purposes only, the company is unable to reconcile these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures because it cannot predict, with reasonable certainty, the impacts of changes in foreign exchange rates which impact (i) the translation of its results reported at average foreign currency rates for the year, and (ii)


 

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other finance income or expense related to intercompany financing arrangements. Additionally, the company cannot reasonably predict the occurrence or amount of other operating gains and losses that generally arise from business transactions that the company does not currently anticipate.

ROUNDING

Other than EPS, the company reports its results in millions of U.S. dollars, but computes percentage changes and margins using whole dollars to be more precise. As a result, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, MATERIAL RISKS AND MATERIAL ASSUMPTIONS

Certain statements in this news release, including, but not limited to, statements in Mr. Hasker’s comments, the “2024 Outlook” section, and statements relating to the sale of the company’s FindLaw business, are forward-looking. The words “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “target”, “estimate”, “could”, “should”, “intend”, “predict”, “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. While the company believes that it has a reasonable basis for making forward-looking statements in this news release, they are not a guarantee of future performance or outcomes and there is no assurance that any of the other events described in any forward-looking statement will materialize. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond the company’s control and the effects of them can be difficult to predict.

Some of the material risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, those discussed on pages 19-35 in the “Risk Factors” section of the company’s 2023 annual report. These and other risk factors are discussed in materials that Thomson Reuters from time-to-time files with, or furnishes to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Thomson Reuters annual and quarterly reports are also available in the “Investor Relations” section of tr.com.

The company’s business outlook is based on information currently available to the company and is based on various external and internal assumptions made by the company in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Material assumptions and material risks may cause actual performance to differ from the company’s expectations underlying its business outlook. In particular, the global economy has experienced substantial disruption due to concerns regarding economic effects associated with the macroeconomic backdrop and ongoing geopolitical risks. The company’s business outlook assumes that uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions will continue to disrupt the economy and cause periods of volatility, however, these conditions may last substantially longer than expected and any worsening of the global economic or business environment could impact the company’s ability to achieve its outlook and affect its results and other expectations. For a discussion of material assumptions and material risks related to the company’s 2024 outlook see page 19 of the company’s second-quarter management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the period ended June 30, 2024. The company’s quarterly MD&A and annual report was filed with, or furnished to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. SEC and are also available in the “Investor Relations” section of tr.com.

The company has provided an outlook for the purpose of presenting information about current expectations for the period presented. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements which reflect expectations only as of the date of this news release.

Except as may be required by applicable law, Thomson Reuters disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.


 

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CONTACTS

 

MEDIA

Gehna Singh Kareckas

Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

+1 613 979 4272

gehna.singhkareckas@tr.com

  

INVESTORS

Gary Bisbee, CFA

Head of Investor Relations

+1 646 540 3249

gary.bisbee@tr.com

Thomson Reuters will webcast a discussion of its third-quarter 2024 results and its 2024 business outlook today beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). You can access the webcast by visiting ir.tr.com. An archive of the webcast will be available following the presentation.


 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement

(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2024     2023     2024     2023  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

        

Revenues

   $ 1,724     $ 1,594     $ 5,349     $ 4,979  

Operating expenses

     (1,117     (958     (3,288     (3,022

Depreciation

     (30     (28     (87     (87

Amortization of computer software

     (151     (132     (458     (377

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     (21     (24     (69     (72

Other operating gains (losses), net

     10       (11     (60     353  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

     415       441       1,387       1,774  

Finance costs, net:

        

Net interest expense

     (21     (32     (97     (121

Other finance (costs) income

     (32     117       (8     (75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before tax and equity method investments

     362       526       1,282       1,578  

Share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments

     (8     (174     45       815  

Tax (expense) benefit

     (77     18       258       (397
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     277       370       1,585       1,996  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     24       (3     35       21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 301     $ 367     $ 1,620     $ 2,017  

Earnings (loss) attributable to:

        

Common shareholders

   $ 301     $ 367     $ 1,623     $ 2,017  

Non-controlling interests

     —        —        (3     —   

Earnings per share:

        

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

        

From continuing operations

   $ 0.61     $ 0.81     $ 3.51     $ 4.27  

From discontinued operations

     0.06       (0.01     0.08       0.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.67     $ 0.80     $ 3.59     $ 4.32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

        

From continuing operations

   $ 0.61     $ 0.81     $ 3.51     $ 4.27  

From discontinued operations

     0.06       (0.01     0.08       0.04  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.67     $ 0.80     $ 3.59     $ 4.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average common shares

     449,886,792       455,458,515       450,788,536       466,078,377  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares

     450,458,885       456,062,363       451,424,716       466,838,142  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2024
    December 31,
2023
 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,731     $ 1,298  

Trade and other receivables

     1,011       1,122  

Other financial assets

     54       66  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     394       435  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current assets excluding assets held for sale

     3,190       2,921  

Assets held for sale

     168       —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current assets

     3,358       2,921  

Property and equipment, net

     430       447  

Computer software, net

     1,430       1,236  

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

     3,165       3,165  

Goodwill

     7,342       6,719  

Equity method investments

     277       2,030  

Other financial assets

     380       444  

Other non-current assets

     623       618  

Deferred tax

     1,426       1,104  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 18,431     $ 18,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

    

Liabilities

    

Current indebtedness

   $ 1,036     $ 372  

Payables, accruals and provisions

     1,063       1,114  

Current tax liabilities

     296       248  

Deferred revenue

     1,044       992  

Other financial liabilities

     100       507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities excluding liabilities associated with assets held for sale

     3,539       3,233  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

     22       —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities

     3,561       3,233  

Long-term indebtedness

     1,847       2,905  

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

     670       692  

Other financial liabilities

     243       237  

Deferred tax

     237       553  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,558       7,620  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

    

Capital

     3,462       3,405  

Retained earnings

     9,370       8,680  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (959     (1,021
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     11,873       11,064  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 18,431     $ 18,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2024     2023     2024     2023  

Cash provided by (used in):

        

Operating activities

        

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 277     $ 370     $ 1,585     $ 1,996  

Adjustments for:

        

Depreciation

     30       28       87       87  

Amortization of computer software

     151       132       458       377  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     21       24       69       72  

Share of post-tax losses (earnings) in equity method investments

     8       174       (45     (815

Net (gains) losses on disposals of businesses and investments

     (1     6       3       (341

Deferred tax

     8       (251     (687     (369

Other

     56       (89     173       188  

Changes in working capital and other items

     206       257       252       417  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from continuing operations

     756       651       1,895       1,612  

Operating cash flows from discontinued operations

     —        23       (2     24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     756       674       1,893       1,636  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities

        

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (25     (678     (492     (1,201

Proceeds related to disposals of businesses and investments

     33       —        29       418  

Proceeds from sales of LSEG shares

     —        1,517       1,854       5,393  

Capital expenditures

     (149     (145     (446     (412

Other investing activities

     —        14       6       82  

Taxes paid on sales of LSEG shares and disposals of businesses

     (65     (273     (202     (543
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing cash flows from continuing operations

     (206     435       749       3,737  

Investing cash flows from discontinued operations

     —        —        —        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (206     435       749       3,736  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities

        

Repayments of debt

     (242     —        (290     —   

Net repayments under short-term loan facilities

     —        (1,214     (139     (443

Payments of lease principal

     (15     (13     (46     (44

Payments for return of capital on common shares

     —        —        —        (2,045

Repurchases of common shares

     —        —        (639     (718

Dividends paid on preference shares

     (1     (1     (4     (4

Dividends paid on common shares

     (236     (218     (708     (672

Purchase of non-controlling interests

     —        —        (384     —   

Other financing activities

     2       (3     3       2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (492     (1,449     (2,207     (3,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

     3       (2     (2     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     61       (342     433       1,447  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     1,670       2,858       1,298       1,069  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 1,731     $ 2,516     $ 1,731     $ 2,516  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations to Adjusted EBITDA(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     Year Ended  
   September 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2024     2023     2024     2023     2023  

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 277     $ 370     $ 1,585     $ 1,996     $ 2,646  

Adjustments to remove:

          

Tax expense (benefit)

     77       (18     (258     397       417  

Other finance costs (income)

     32       (117     8       75       192  

Net interest expense

     21       32       97       121       152  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     21       24       69       72       97  

Amortization of computer software

     151       132       458       377       512  

Depreciation

     30       28       87       87       116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 609     $ 451     $ 2,046     $ 3,125     $ 4,132  

Adjustments to remove:

          

Share of post-tax losses (earnings) in equity method investments

     8       174       (45     (815     (1,075

Other operating (gains) losses, net

     (10     11       60       (353     (397

Fair value adjustments*

     2       (4     —        14       18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 609     $ 632     $ 2,061     $ 1,971     $ 2,678  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

     35.3     39.6     38.5     39.5     39.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Fair value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which are a component of operating expenses, as well as adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     Year Ended  
   September 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2024     2023     2024     2023     2023  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 756     $ 674     $ 1,893     $ 1,636     $ 2,341  

Capital expenditures

     (149     (145     (446     (412     (544

Other investing activities

     —        14       6       82       137  

Payments of lease principal

     (15     (13     (46     (44     (58

Dividends paid on preference shares

     (1     (1     (4     (4     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow(1)

   $ 591     $ 529     $ 1,403     $ 1,258     $ 1,871  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Capital Expenditures to Accrued Capital Expenditures(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2023  

Capital expenditures

   $ 544  

Remove: IFRS adjustment to cash basis

     (12
  

 

 

 

Accrued capital expenditures(1)

   $ 532  
  

 

 

 

Accrued capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues(1)

     7.8
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Earnings(1)

Reconciliation of Total Change in Adjusted EPS to Change in Constant Currency(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2024     2023     2024     2023     2023  

Net earnings

  $ 301     $ 367     $ 1,620     $ 2,017     $ 2,695  

Adjustments to remove:

         

Fair value adjustments*

    2       (4     —        14       18  

Amortization of acquired computer software

    34       21       109       48       72  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

    21       24       69       72       97  

Other operating (gains) losses, net

    (10     11       60       (353     (397

Interest benefit impacting comparability(2)

    —        (12     —        (12     (12

Other finance costs (income)

    32       (117     8       75       192  

Share of post-tax losses (earnings) in equity method investments

    8       174       (45     (815     (1,075

Tax on above items(1)

    (5     (31     (45     227       265  

Tax items impacting comparability(1)(2)

    (2     (62     (483     (64     (172

(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

    (24     3       (35     (21     (49

Interim period effective tax rate normalization(1)

    3       2       (7     (1     —   

Dividends declared on preference shares

    (1     (1     (4     (4     (5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings(1)(3)

  $ 359     $ 375     $ 1,247     $ 1,183     $ 1,629  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS(1)(3)

  $ 0.80     $ 0.82     $ 2.76     $ 2.53    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total change

    -2       9    

Foreign currency

    0       0    

Constant currency

    -2       9    

Diluted weighted-average common shares (millions)

    450.5       456.1       451.4       466.8    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Earnings(1)    Year-ended
December 31,
 
     2023  

Adjusted earnings

   $ 1,629  

Plus: Dividends declared on preference shares

     5  

Plus: Tax expense on adjusted earnings

     324  
  

 

 

 

Pre-tax adjusted earnings

   $ 1,958  
  

 

 

 

IFRS Tax expense

   $ 417  

Remove tax related to:

  

Amortization of acquired computer software

     17  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     22  

Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

     (253

Other finance costs

     31  

Other operating gains, net

     (81

Other items

     (1
  

 

 

 

Subtotal—Remove tax expense on pre-tax items removed from adjusted earnings

     (265

Remove: Tax items impacting comparability

     172  
  

 

 

 

Total—Remove all items impacting comparability

     (93
  

 

 

 

Tax expense on adjusted earnings

   $ 324  
  

 

 

 

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

     16.5
  

 

 

 

 

*

Fair value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which are a component of operating expenses, as well as adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.

(1)

Refer to page 22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures.

(2)

All periods of 2023 included the release of tax and interest reserves due to the expiration of statutes of limitation.

(3)

The adjusted earnings impact of non-controlling interests, which was applicable only to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was not material.


 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Changes in Revenues to Changes in Revenues on a Constant Currency(1) and Organic Basis(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Foreign
Currency
    SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
    Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
    Organic  

Total Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 745     $ 688       8     0     8     1     7

Corporates

     437       391       12     0     12     2     10

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     221       203       9     -2     11     1     10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     1,403       1,282       9     0     10     1     9

Reuters News

     199       180       10     0     10     2     8

Global Print

     128       137       -7     0     -6     0     -6

Eliminations/Rounding

     (6     (5          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

   $ 1,724     $ 1,594       8     0     9     1     7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recurring Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 721     $ 661       9     0     9     1     8

Corporates

     390       349       12     0     12     3     9

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     170       160       7     -3     10     0     10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     1,281       1,170       10     0     10     1     9

Reuters News

     167       158       6     0     6     2     4

Eliminations/Rounding

     (6     (5          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Recurring Revenues

   $ 1,442     $ 1,323       9     0     10     1     8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 24     $ 27       -12     -2     -11     0     -11

Corporates

     47       42       12     0     12     -1     13

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     51       43       16     -1     16     3     13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     122       112       8     -1     8     1     8

Reuters News

     32       22       45     3     41     7     35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Transactions Revenues

   $ 154     $ 134       14     0     14     2     12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Changes in Revenues to Changes in Revenues on a Constant Currency(1) and Organic Basis(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Foreign
Currency
    SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
    Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
    Organic  

Total Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 2,193     $ 2,107       4     0     4     -3     7

Corporates

     1,386       1,218       14     0     14     4     10

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     799       714       12     -2     14     2     12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     4,378       4,039       8     0     9     0     9

Reuters News

     614       549       12     -1     12     3     9

Global Print

     375       408       -8     0     -8     0     -8

Eliminations/Rounding

     (18     (17          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

   $ 5,349     $ 4,979       7     0     8     0     8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recurring Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 2,121     $ 2,000       6     0     6     -2     8

Corporates

     1,142       1,015       12     0     12     3     10

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     548       503       9     -2     11     0     11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     3,811       3,518       8     0     9     0     9

Reuters News

     495       468       6     -1     6     2     4

Eliminations/Rounding

     (18     (17          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Recurring Revenues

   $ 4,288     $ 3,969       8     0     8     0     8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 72     $ 107       -33     -2     -32     -30     -1

Corporates

     244       203       21     0     21     10     11

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     251       211       19     -1     19     6     13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     567       521       9     -1     9     -1     10

Reuters News

     119       81       47     0     47     7     39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Transactions Revenues

   $ 686     $ 602       14     -1     14     0     14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    Change  
     2023     2022     Total     Foreign
Currency
    SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
    Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
    Organic  

Total Revenues

              

Legal Professionals

   $ 2,807     $ 2,803       0     0     0     -6     6

Corporates

     1,620       1,536       5     0     5     -2     7

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     1,058       986       7     -2     9     -1     10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     5,485       5,325       3     0     4     -4     7

Reuters News

     769       733       5     0     5     1     4

Global Print

     562       592       -5     -1     -4     -1     -3

Eliminations/Rounding

     (22     (23          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

   $ 6,794     $ 6,627       3     0     3     -3     6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Changes in Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Related Margin(1) to Changes on a Constant Currency Basis(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Foreign
Currency
    Constant
Currency
 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

          

Legal Professionals

   $ 334     $ 338       -1     0     -1

Corporates

     162       164       -1     0     -2

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     59       64       -7     -3     -5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     555       566       -2     0     -2

Reuters News

     40       37       10     -4     14

Global Print

     43       55       -22     0     -21

Corporate costs

     (29     (26     n/a       n/a       n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 609     $ 632       -4     0     -4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

          

Legal Professionals

     44.9     49.1     -420bp       10bp       -430bp  

Corporates

     36.8     41.9     -510bp       10bp       -520bp  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     26.8     31.2     -440bp       -10bp       -430bp  

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     39.5     44.0     -450bp       10bp       -460bp  

Reuters News

     20.4     20.4     0bp       -70bp       70bp  

Global Print

     33.1     39.6     -650bp       -10bp       -640bp  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     35.3     39.6     -430bp       20bp       -450bp  

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Changes in Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Related Margin(1) to Changes on a Constant Currency Basis(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended        
     September 30,     Change  
     2024     2023     Total     Foreign
Currency
    Constant
Currency
 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

          

Legal Professionals

   $ 1,003     $ 1,001       0     0     0

Corporates

     518       481       8     0     7

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     331       302       10     -2     11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     1,852       1,784       4     0     4

Reuters News

     151       111       37     -2     39

Global Print

     133       158       -16     0     -16

Corporate costs

     (75     (82     n/a       n/a       n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 2,061     $ 1,971       5     0     5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

          

Legal Professionals

     45.7     47.5     -180bp       0bp       -180bp  

Corporates

     37.2     39.4     -220bp       10bp       -230bp  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     41.5     41.6     -10bp       10bp       -20bp  

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     42.3     44.0     -170bp       10bp       -180bp  

Reuters News

     24.6     20.1     450bp       -10bp       460bp  

Global Print

     35.5     38.6     -310bp       20bp       -330bp  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     38.5     39.5     -100bp       20bp       -120bp  

n/a: not applicable

Growth percentages and margins are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

 

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Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

To compute segment and consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin, the company excludes fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue from its IFRS revenues. The chart below reconciles IFRS revenues to revenues used in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA margin, which excludes fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2024

 
     IFRS revenues     Remove fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
     Revenues excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
    Adjusted EBITDA     Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
 

Legal Professionals

   $ 745            $ 745     $ 334       44.9

Corporates

     437     $ 2        439       162       36.8

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     221       —         221       59       26.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined

     1,403       2        1,405       555       39.5

Reuters News

     199       —         199       40       20.4

Global Print

     128       —         128       43       33.1

Eliminations/ Rounding

     (6     —         (6     —        n/a  

Corporate costs

     —        —         —        (29     n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated totals

   $ 1,724     $ 2      $ 1,726     $ 609       35.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2024

 
     IFRS revenues     Remove fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
     Revenues excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
    Adjusted EBITDA     Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
 

Legal Professionals

   $ 2,193     $ 1      $ 2,194     $ 1,003       45.7

Corporates

     1,386       6        1,392       518       37.2

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     799       —         799       331       41.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined

     4,378       7        4,385       1,852       42.3

Reuters News

     614       1        615       151       24.6

Global Print

     375       —         375       133       35.5

Eliminations/ Rounding

     (18     —         (18     —        n/a  

Corporate costs

     —        —         —        (75     n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated totals

   $ 5,349     $ 8      $ 5,357     $ 2,061       38.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2023

 
     IFRS revenues     Remove fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
     Revenues excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
    Adjusted EBITDA     Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
 

Legal Professionals

   $ 688     $ 1      $ 689     $ 338       49.1

Corporates

     391       —         391       164       41.9

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     203       1        204       64       31.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined

     1,282       2        1,284       566       44.0

Reuters News

     180       —         180       37       20.4

Global Print

     137       —         137       55       39.6

Eliminations/ Rounding

     (5     —         (5     —        n/a  

Corporate costs

     —        —         —        (26     n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated totals

   $ 1,594     $ 2      $ 1,596     $ 632       39.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

n/a: not applicable

Margins are computed using whole dollars, as a result, margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented due to rounding.

 

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Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2023

 
     IFRS revenues     Remove fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
     Revenues excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
    Adjusted EBITDA     Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
 

Legal Professionals

   $ 2,107     $ 1      $ 2,108     $ 1,001       47.5

Corporates

     1,218       3        1,221       481       39.4

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     714       11        725       302       41.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined

     4,039       15        4,054       1,784       44.0

Reuters News

     549       —         549       111       20.1

Global Print

     408       —         408       158       38.6

Eliminations/ Rounding

     (17     —         (17     —        n/a  

Corporate costs

     —        —         —        (82     n/a  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated totals

   $ 4,979     $ 15      $ 4,994     $ 1,971       39.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

“Big 3” Segments and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) and the Related Margins(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)

(unaudited)

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31,  
     2023  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

  

Legal Professionals

   $ 1,299  

Corporates

     619  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     490  
  

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

     2,408  

Reuters News

     172  

Global Print

     213  

Corporate costs

     (115
  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 2,678  
  

 

 

 

“Big 3” Segments Combined(1)

  

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 2,408  

Revenues, excluding $15 million of fair value adjustments to acquired deferred revenue

   $ 5,500  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     43.8

Consolidated(1)

  

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 2,678  

Revenues, excluding $16 million of fair value adjustments to acquired deferred revenue

   $ 6,810  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     39.3

n/a: not applicable

Margins are computed using whole dollars, as a result, margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented due to rounding.

 

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Non-IFRS Financial Measures    Definition    Why Useful to the Company and Investors
     

Adjusted EBITDA and the related margin

  

Represents earnings or losses from continuing operations before tax expense or benefit, net interest expense, other finance costs or income, depreciation, amortization of computer software and other identifiable intangible assets, Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges and fair value adjustments, including those related to acquired deferred revenue.

 

The related margin is adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of revenues. For purposes of this calculation, revenues are before fair value adjustments to acquired deferred revenue.

  

Provides a consistent basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends by excluding items that the company does not consider to be controllable activities for this purpose.

 

Also, represents a measure commonly reported and widely used by investors as a valuation metric, as well as to assess the company’s ability to incur and service debt.

     

Adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS

  

Net earnings or loss including dividends declared on preference shares but excluding the post-tax impacts of fair value adjustments, including those related to acquired deferred revenue, amortization of acquired intangible assets (attributable to other identifiable intangible assets and acquired computer software), other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, other finance costs or income, Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, discontinued operations and other items affecting comparability. Acquired intangible assets contribute to the generation of revenues from acquired companies, which are included in the company’s computation of adjusted earnings.

 

The post-tax amount of each item is excluded from adjusted earnings based on the specific tax rules and tax rates associated with the nature and jurisdiction of each item.

 

Adjusted EPS is calculated from adjusted earnings using diluted weighted-average shares and does not represent actual earnings or loss per share attributable to shareholders.

  

Provides a more comparable basis to analyze earnings.

 

These measures are commonly used by shareholders to measure performance.

     

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

  

Adjusted tax expense divided by pre-tax adjusted earnings. Adjusted tax expense is computed as income tax (benefit) expense plus or minus the income tax impacts of all items impacting adjusted earnings (as described above), and other tax items impacting comparability.

 

In interim periods, the company also makes an adjustment to reflect income taxes based on the estimated full-year effective tax rate. Earnings or losses for interim periods under IFRS reflect income taxes based on the estimated effective tax rates of each of the jurisdictions in which Thomson Reuters operates. The non-IFRS adjustment reallocates estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods but has no effect on full-year income taxes.

  

Provides a basis to analyze the effective tax rate associated with adjusted earnings.

 

The company’s effective tax rate computed in accordance with IFRS may be more volatile by quarter because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year. Therefore, the company believes that using the expected full-year effective tax rate provides more comparability among interim periods.

     

Free cash flow

   Net cash provided by operating activities and other investing activities, less capital expenditures, payments of lease principal and dividends paid on the company’s preference shares.    Helps assess the company’s ability, over the long term, to create value for its shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common dividends and fund share repurchases and acquisitions.
     

Changes before the impact of foreign currency or at “constant currency”

   The changes in revenues, adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and adjusted EPS before currency (at constant currency or excluding the effects of currency) are determined by converting the current and equivalent prior period’s local currency results using the same foreign currency exchange rate.    Provides better comparability of business trends from period to period.
     

Changes in revenues computed on an “organic” basis

   Represent changes in revenues of the company’s existing businesses at constant currency. The metric excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and dispositions from not owning the business in both comparable periods.    Provides further insight into the performance of the company’s existing businesses by excluding distortive impacts and serves as a better measure of the company’s ability to grow its business over the long term.
     

Accrued capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues

   Accrued capital expenditures divided by revenues, where accrued capital expenditures include amounts that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. For purposes of this calculation, revenues are before fair value adjustments to acquired deferred revenue.    Reflects the basis on which the company manages capital expenditures for internal budgeting purposes.
     

“Big 3” segments

   The company’s combined Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments. All measures reported for the “Big 3” segments are non-IFRS financial measures.    The “Big 3” segments comprised approximately 80% of revenues and represent the core of the company’s business information service product offerings.

Please refer to reconciliations for the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.