Pitney Bowes Announces Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results; 2020 Guidance

STAMFORD, Conn.--()--Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing and financial services, today announced its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter 2019.

Full Year 2019:

  • Revenue of $3.2 billion, flat compared to prior year; an increase of 2 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and market exits
  • GAAP EPS of $1.10; Adjusted EPS of $0.68
  • GAAP cash from operations of $252 million; free cash flow of $169 million

Quarterly Results:

  • Revenue of $831 million, a decrease of 3 percent; a decrease of 2 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and market exits
  • GAAP EPS of $1.03; Adjusted EPS of $0.14
  • GAAP cash from operations of $70 million; free cash flow of $66 million

“2019 was another important step forward in transforming our Company,” said Marc B. Lautenbach, President and CEO, Pitney Bowes. “We delivered our third consecutive year of revenue growth on a constant currency basis. We substantially realigned our business and our product portfolio, strengthened our balance sheet, and set ourselves up to drive profitable revenue growth going forward. Importantly, over the last two years, we have reduced our debt by over $1 billion, while maintaining significant investment in the business.

“In 2020, Pitney Bowes enters its 100th year, a noteworthy accomplishment few can claim,” Lautenbach added. “Our transformation continues to build on our three logical core adjacencies of shipping and mail along with the financing of mission-critical assets for our clients.”

Ransomware Attack Update:

Beginning on October 12, 2019, the Company was affected by a ransomware attack that temporarily disrupted customer access to some services. The Company has seen no evidence that customer or employee data was improperly accessed.

  • The Company estimates fourth quarter and full year revenue was adversely impacted by approximately $18 million, EPS by approximately $0.08 per share and Free Cash Flow by approximately $29 million, primarily as a result of the business interruption and incremental costs related to this attack.
  • The Company has insurance and expects a portion of any profit impact, including the profit associated with any loss of revenue, to ultimately be covered by insurance. Insurance proceeds will be recorded when there is a high degree of certainty regarding the amount of insurance proceeds to be received.

Debt Management and Software Solutions Sale:

In the fourth quarter, the Company:

  • Replaced its existing revolving credit facility with a new five-year, $500 million revolving credit facility and secured a new five-year Term Loan A for $400 million.
  • Repaid the $150 million term loan due in November 2019, the balance of the $300 million term loan due in December 2020 and redeemed its $300 million notes due in September 2020.
  • Obtained and allocated lender commitments for a new $650 million five-year Term Loan B which will be used to prepay future near-term bond maturities.
  • Completed the sale of its Software Solutions business to Syncsort for approximately $700 million in cash, with the exception of its software and data business in Australia, which closed in 2020.

Full Year 2019 Results

Revenue totaled $3.2 billion, which was flat versus prior year. Revenue increased 2 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and the January 2019 sale of direct operations in 6 smaller European markets (market exits).

Commerce Services revenue grew 9 percent over prior year and 10 percent when adjusted for the impact of currency. Sending Technology Solutions (SendTech Solutions) revenue declined 9 percent and 8 percent when adjusted for the impact of currency. SendTech Solutions revenue declined 6 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and market exits.

GAAP earnings per diluted share (GAAP EPS) were $1.10. Adjusted earnings per diluted share (Adjusted EPS) were $0.68.

GAAP cash from operations was $252 million and free cash flow was $169 million. During the year, the Company used cash to reduce debt by $526 million, repurchase $105 million of its common shares, pay $35 million in dividends to its common shareholders and $27 million in restructuring payments.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

Revenue totaled $831 million, which was a decrease of 3 percent versus prior year and 2 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and market exits.

Commerce Services revenue grew 5 percent over prior year. SendTech Solutions revenue declined 11 percent from prior year and 9 percent when adjusted for both the impact of currency and market exits.

GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.03. Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $0.14.

GAAP cash from operations during the quarter was $70 million and free cash flow was $66 million. Compared to prior year, the decline in free cash flow was driven largely by a change in working capital, the impact of the ransomware attack and lower net income. During the quarter, the Company reduced debt by $329 million, paid $9 million in dividends to its common shareholders and made $8 million in restructuring payments.

Earnings per share results for the fourth quarter and full year are summarized in the table below:

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Full Year

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

GAAP EPS

$

1.03

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

$

1.28

 

Discontinued Operations

($

0.98

)

 

 

-

 

 

($

0.87

)

 

($

0.32

)

GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.96

 

Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments, net

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.11

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

$

0.03

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

Loss from Market Exits

$

0.01

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

-

 

Transaction Costs

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.01

 

Pension Settlement

 

-

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

0.12

 

Tax Adjustments, net

 

-

 

 

($

0.11

)

 

 

-

 

 

($

0.18

)

Adjusted EPS

$

0.14

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.68

 

 

$

1.05

 

* The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the totals above due to rounding.

Business Segment Reporting

The Commerce Services group includes the Global Ecommerce and Presort Services segments. Global Ecommerce facilitates domestic retail and ecommerce shipping solutions, including fulfillment and returns, and global cross-border ecommerce transactions. Presort Services provides sortation services to qualify large volumes of First Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Bound and Packet Mail (Marketing Mail Flats and Bound Printed Matter) for postal workshare discounts.

The Sending Technology Solutions segment offers physical and digital mailing and shipping technology solutions, financing, services, supplies and other applications for small and medium businesses to help simplify and save on the sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels and flats.

The results for each segment within the group may not equal the subtotals for the group due to rounding.

Commerce Services

($ millions)

 

Fourth Quarter

Revenue

 

2019

 

2018

 

Y/Y
Reported

 

Y/Y
Ex Currency

Global Ecommerce

 

$324

 

$304

 

6%

 

6%

Presort Services

 

135

 

133

 

1%

 

1%

Commerce Services

 

$459

 

$438

 

5%

 

5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Ecommerce

 

$0

 

$12

 

>(100%)

 

 

Presort Services

 

30

 

24

 

26%

 

 

Commerce Services

 

$30

 

$36

 

(16%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Ecommerce

 

($18)

 

($4)

 

>(100%)

 

 

Presort Services

 

22

 

17

 

34%

 

 

Commerce Services

 

$4

 

$12

 

(65%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Ecommerce

Revenue grew driven by volume growth across all platforms partially offset by business interruption related to the ransomware attack. EBIT and EBITDA margins were largely impacted by investments in market growth opportunities, including engineering, facilities and marketing, higher costs related to the ransomware attack and lower fulfillment margins. The Company estimates that revenue was adversely impacted by approximately $7 million and EBIT and EBITDA by approximately $6 million as result of the ransomware attack.

Presort Services

Revenue grew driven by investments in acquisitions for expansion along with growth in existing volumes across all mail classes partially offset by business interruption related to the ransomware attack. EBIT and EBITDA margins increased compared to prior quarter and prior year driven by lower labor and transportation costs per unit partially offset by lower revenue per piece due to the ransomware attack. The Company estimates that revenue, EBIT and EBITDA were adversely impacted by approximately $4 million as result of the ransomware attack.

SendTech Solutions

($ millions)

Fourth Quarter

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Y/Y
Reported

 

Y/Y
Ex Currency

 

Y/Y Ex Currency
& Market Exits*

Revenue

$

 

372

 

$

 

420

 

(11%)

 

(11%)

 

(9%)

EBITDA

$

 

122

 

$

 

155

 

(21%)

 

 

 

 

EBIT

$

 

112

  $

147

 

(23%)

   

 

   

 

* Excluding $11 million related to market exits and $1 million related to the impacts of currency

SendTech Solutions

Revenue declined driven by lower equipment, financing, support services and supplies along with business interruption related to the ransomware attack partially offset by higher rentals and business services revenue. EBIT and EBITDA margins decreased versus prior year driven by lower equipment sales margins primarily due to higher tariff costs and costs related to the ransomware attack. EBIT and EBITDA margins were also impacted by the overall lower segment revenue. The Company estimates that revenue, EBIT and EBITDA were adversely impacted by approximately $8 million as result of the attack.

2020 Guidance

The Company expects for full year 2020:

  • Revenue, on a constant currency basis, is expected to be in the range of 1 percent decline to 1.5 percent growth when compared to 2019.
  • Adjusted EPS from continuing operations to be in the range of $0.60 to $0.70 and reflects double-digit EBIT dollar growth over prior year, which will be offset by an expected higher tax rate as compared to prior year.
  • Free cash flow to be in the range of $140 million to $170 million. Free cash flow also reflects the planned use of cash for growth in third party leasing initiatives.

This guidance excludes any unusual items that may occur, such as additional portfolio or restructuring actions, not specifically identified, as the Company implements plans to further streamline its operations and reduce costs. Revenue guidance is provided on a constant currency basis. Additionally, the Company does not provide GAAP EPS and GAAP cash from operations guidance due to the uncertainty of future potential restructurings, goodwill and asset write-downs, unusual tax settlements or payments, special contributions to its pension funds, acquisitions, divestitures and other potential adjustments, which could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material impact on the Company’s performance.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management of Pitney Bowes will discuss the Company’s results in a broadcast over the Internet today at 8:00 a.m. ET. Instructions for listening to the earnings results via the Web are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s web site at www.pitneybowes.com.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company providing commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Clients around the world, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on the accuracy and precision delivered by Pitney Bowes solutions, analytics, and APIs in the areas of ecommerce fulfillment, shipping and returns; cross-border ecommerce; office mailing and shipping; presort services; and financing. For nearly 100 years Pitney Bowes has been innovating and delivering technologies that remove the complexity of getting commerce transactions precisely right. For additional information visit Pitney Bowes, the Craftsmen of Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

The Company's financial results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); however, in its disclosures the Company uses certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted earnings per share (EPS), revenue growth on a constant currency basis and free cash flow.

The Company reports measures such as adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS to exclude the impact of items like discontinued operations, restructuring charges, gains, losses and costs related to acquisitions and dispositions, asset impairment charges, goodwill impairment charges and other unusual or one-time items. While these are actual Company income or expenses, they can mask underlying trends associated with its business. Such items are often inconsistent in amount and frequency and as such, the non-GAAP measures provide investors greater insight into the underlying operating trends of the business.

In addition, revenue growth is presented on a constant currency basis to exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates since the prior period under comparison. Constant currency is calculated by converting the current period non-U.S. dollar denominated revenue using the prior year’s exchange rate for the comparable quarter. The Company also reported revenue growth excluding the impact of currency and market exits, which excludes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates since the prior period and the revenues associated with the recent market exits in several smaller markets. We believe that excluding the impacts of currency exchange rates and the revenues associated with the recent market exits in several smaller markets provides investors a better understanding of the underlying revenue performance. A reconciliation of reported revenue to constant currency revenue and “constant currency revenue excluding the impact of currency and market exits” can be found in the attached financial schedules.

The Company reports free cash flow in order to provide investors insight into the amount of cash that management could have available for other discretionary uses. Free cash flow adjusts GAAP cash from operations for cash flows of discontinued operations, capital expenditures, restructuring payments, changes in customer deposits held at the Pitney Bowes Bank, transaction costs and other special items. A reconciliation of GAAP cash from operations to free cash flow can be found in the attached financial schedules.

Segment EBIT is the primary measure of profitability and operational performance at the segment level. Segment EBIT is determined by deducting from segment revenue the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses not allocated to a particular business segment, restructuring charges and goodwill and asset impairments, which are recognized on a consolidated basis. The Company has also included segment EBITDA, which further excludes depreciation and amortization expense for the segment, as an additional useful measure of segment profitability and operational performance. A reconciliation of segment EBIT and EBITDA to net income can be found in the attached financial schedules.

Pitney Bowes has provided a quantitative reconciliation to GAAP in supplemental schedules. This information can be found at the Company's web site www.pb.com/investorrelations.

This document contains “forward-looking statements” about the Company’s expected or potential future business and financial performance. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about its future revenue and earnings guidance and other statements about future events or conditions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: declining physical mail volumes; expenses and potential impact on client relationships resulting from the October 2019 ransomware attack that affected the Company's operations; a breach of security, including a future cyber-attack or other comparable event; the continued availability and security of key information technology systems and the cost to comply with information security requirements and privacy laws; changes in, or loss of, our contractual relationships with the U.S. Postal Service or posts in other major markets; changes in postal regulations; competitive factors, including pricing pressures, technological developments and the introduction of new products and services by competitors; the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (Brexit); our success in developing and marketing new products and services, and obtaining regulatory approvals, if required; changes in banking regulations or the loss of our Industrial Bank charter; changes in labor conditions and transportation costs; macroeconomic factors, including global and regional business conditions that adversely impact customer demand, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; changes in global political conditions and international trade policies, including the imposition or expansion of trade tariffs and other factors as more fully outlined in the Company's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pitney Bowes assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, events or developments.

Note: Consolidated statements of income; revenue, EBIT and EBITDA by business segment; and reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are attached.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenue:
Business services

$

467,192

 

$

444,965

 

$

1,710,801

 

$

1,566,470

Support services

 

123,609

 

 

135,169

 

 

506,187

 

 

552,472

Financing

 

88,051

 

 

100,280

 

 

368,090

 

 

394,557

Equipment sales

 

87,148

 

 

106,334

 

 

352,104

 

 

395,652

Supplies

 

45,026

 

 

52,451

 

 

187,287

 

 

218,304

Rentals

 

20,317

 

 

18,215

 

 

80,656

 

 

84,067

Total revenue

 

831,343

 

 

857,414

 

 

3,205,125

 

 

3,211,522

 
Costs and expenses:
Cost of business services

 

386,086

 

 

360,922

 

 

1,389,569

 

 

1,233,105

Cost of support services

 

38,847

 

 

44,291

 

 

162,300

 

 

178,495

Financing interest expense

 

11,215

 

 

11,269

 

 

44,648

 

 

44,376

Cost of equipment sales

 

62,116

 

 

62,534

 

 

244,210

 

 

236,160

Cost of supplies

 

12,349

 

 

14,308

 

 

49,882

 

 

60,960

Cost of rentals

 

8,307

 

 

6,792

 

 

31,530

 

 

37,178

Selling, general and administrative

 

246,761

 

 

243,466

 

 

1,003,989

 

 

1,002,935

Research and development

 

12,837

 

 

13,872

 

 

51,258

 

 

58,523

Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net

 

12,990

 

 

7,128

 

 

69,606

 

 

25,899

Interest expense, net

 

26,585

 

 

26,004

 

 

110,910

 

 

115,381

Other components of net pension and postretirement cost

 

(1,087

)

 

28,495

 

 

(4,225

)

 

22,425

Other expense

 

5,956

 

 

-

 

 

24,306

 

 

7,964

Total costs and expenses

 

822,962

 

 

819,081

 

 

3,177,983

 

 

3,023,401

 
Income from continuing operations before taxes

 

8,381

 

 

38,333

 

 

27,142

 

 

188,121

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

344

 

 

(10,819

)

 

(13,007

)

 

6,416

Income from continuing operations

 

8,037

 

 

49,152

 

 

40,149

 

 

181,705

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

168,659

 

 

817

 

 

154,460

 

 

60,106

Net income

$

176,696

 

$

49,969

 

$

194,609

 

$

241,811

 
Basic earnings per share (1):
Continuing operations

$

0.05

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.97

Discontinued operations

 

0.99

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.88

 

 

0.32

Net income

$

1.04

 

$

0.27

 

$

1.10

 

$

1.29

 
Diluted earnings per share (1):
Continuing operations

$

0.05

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.96

Discontinued operations

 

0.98

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.87

 

 

0.32

Net income

$

1.03

 

$

0.26

 

$

1.10

 

$

1.28

 
Weighted-average shares used in diluted earnings per share

 

171,587,745

 

 

188,806,855

 

 

177,337,161

 

 

188,381,647

(1)

 

The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share amounts)
 
Assets December 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

924,442

 

$

867,262

 

Short-term investments

 

115,879

 

 

59,391

 

Accounts and other receivables, net

 

374,833

 

 

371,797

 

Short-term finance receivables, net

 

629,643

 

 

653,236

 

Inventories

 

68,251

 

 

62,279

 

Current income taxes

 

5,565

 

 

5,947

 

Other current assets and prepayments

 

101,601

 

 

74,782

 

Assets of discontinued operations

 

17,229

 

 

602,823

 

Total current assets

 

2,237,443

 

 

2,697,517

 

 
Property, plant and equipment, net

 

376,177

 

 

398,501

 

Rental property and equipment, net

 

41,225

 

 

46,228

 

Long-term finance receivables, net

 

625,487

 

 

635,908

 

Goodwill

 

1,324,179

 

 

1,332,351

 

Intangible assets, net

 

190,640

 

 

213,200

 

Operating lease assets

 

200,752

 

 

152,554

 

Noncurrent income taxes

 

71,903

 

 

65,001

 

Other assets

 

400,456

 

 

397,159

 

Total assets

$

5,468,262

 

$

5,938,419

 

 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

1,386,170

 

$

1,348,127

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

36,060

 

 

35,208

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

20,108

 

 

199,535

 

Advance billings

 

101,920

 

 

116,862

 

Current income taxes

 

17,083

 

 

15,284

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 

9,713

 

 

174,798

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,571,054

 

 

1,889,814

 

 
Long-term debt

 

2,719,614

 

 

3,066,073

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

274,435

 

 

253,560

 

Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities

 

38,834

 

 

39,548

 

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

 

177,711

 

 

125,294

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

400,518

 

 

462,288

 

Total liabilities

 

5,182,166

 

 

5,836,577

 

 
Stockholders' equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible

 

-

 

 

1

 

Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible

 

-

 

 

396

 

Common stock, $1 par value

 

323,338

 

 

323,338

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

98,748

 

 

121,475

 

Retained earnings

 

5,438,930

 

 

5,279,682

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(840,143

)

 

(948,961

)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(4,734,777

)

 

(4,674,089

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

286,096

 

 

101,842

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

5,468,262

 

$

5,938,419

 

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Business Segment Revenue
(Unaudited; in thousands)
 
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31,

2019

2018

% Change

2019

2018

% Change

REVENUE
Global Ecommerce

$

323,942

$

304,327

6

%

$

1,151,510

$

1,022,862

13

%

Presort Services

 

135,120

 

133,273

1

%

 

529,588

 

515,795

3

%

Commerce Services

 

459,062

 

437,600

5

%

 

1,681,098

 

1,538,657

9

%

 
Sending Technology Solutions

 

372,281

 

419,814

(11

%)

 

1,524,027

 

1,672,865

(9

%)

Total revenue - GAAP

 

831,343

 

857,414

(3

%)

 

3,205,125

 

3,211,522

(0

%)

 
Currency impact on revenue

 

1,027

 

-

 

19,010

 

-

Revenue, at constant currency

 

832,370

 

857,414

(3

%)

 

3,224,135

 

3,211,522

0

%

Less revenue from Market Exits

 

2,114

 

13,497

 

11,656

 

52,844

Revenue, excluding currency and Market Exits

$

830,256

$

843,917

(2

%)

$

3,212,479

$

3,158,678

2

%

Pitney Bowes Inc.  
Business Segment EBIT & EBITDA  
(Unaudited; in thousands)  
                     
Three Months Ended December 31,  

2019

   

2018

    % change  
EBIT (1)   D&A   EBITDA     EBIT (1)   D&A   EBITDA     EBIT   EBITDA  
                     
Global Ecommerce

$

(18,177

)

 

$

17,687

 

$

(490

)

   

$

(4,345

)

 

$

15,999

 

$

11,654

 

    >(100%)   >(100%)  
Presort Services

 

22,478

 

 

 

7,765

 

 

30,243

 

   

 

16,742

 

 

 

7,186

 

 

23,928

 

   

34

%

 

26

%

 
Commerce Services

 

4,301

 

 

 

25,452

 

 

29,753

 

   

 

12,397

 

 

 

23,185

 

 

35,582

 

   

(65

%)

 

(16

%)

 
                     
Sending Technology Solutions

 

112,227

 

 

 

9,411

 

 

121,638

 

   

 

146,532

 

 

 

8,126

 

 

154,658

 

   

(23

%)

 

(21

%)

 
                     
Segment Total

$

116,528

 

 

$

34,863

 

 

151,391

 

   

$

158,929

 

 

$

31,311

 

 

190,240

 

   

(27

%)

 

(20

%)

 
                     
Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Net Income:                    
Segment depreciation and amortization    

 

(34,863

)

       

 

(31,311

)

       
Unallocated corporate expenses    

 

(51,246

)

       

 

(44,598

)

       
Interest, net    

 

(37,800

)

       

 

(37,273

)

       
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net    

 

(12,990

)

       

 

(7,128

)

       
Pension settlement    

 

-

 

       

 

(31,329

)

       
Loss on extinguishment of debt    

 

(5,956

)

       

 

-

 

       
Transaction costs    

 

(155

)

       

 

(268

)

       
(Provision) benefit for income taxes    

 

(344

)

       

 

10,819

 

       
Income from continuing operations    

 

8,037

 

       

 

49,152

 

       
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax    

 

168,659

 

       

 

817

 

       
Net income    

$

176,696

 

       

$

49,969

 

       
                     
                     
Year Ended December 31,  

2019

   

2018

    % change  
EBIT (1)   D&A   EBITDA     EBIT (1)   D&A   EBITDA     EBIT   EBITDA  
                     
Global Ecommerce

$

(70,146

)

 

$

68,385

 

$

(1,761

)

   

$

(32,379

)

 

$

61,046

 

$

28,667

 

    >(100%)   >(100%)  
Presort Services

 

70,693

 

 

 

29,440

 

 

100,133

 

   

 

73,768

 

 

 

26,838

 

 

100,606

 

   

(4

%)

 

(0

%)

 
Commerce Services

 

547

 

 

 

97,825

 

 

98,372

 

   

 

41,389

 

 

 

87,884

 

 

129,273

 

   

(99

%)

 

(24

%)

 
                     
Sending Technology Solutions

 

490,322

 

 

 

39,758

 

 

530,080

 

   

 

558,959

 

 

 

39,104

 

 

598,063

 

   

(12

%)

 

(11

%)

 
                     
Segment Total

$

490,869

 

 

$

137,583

 

 

628,452

 

   

$

600,348

 

 

$

126,988

 

 

727,336

 

   

(18

%)

 

(14

%)

 
                     
Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Net Income:                    
Segment depreciation and amortization    

 

(137,583

)

       

 

(126,988

)

       
Unallocated corporate expenses    

 

(211,529

)

       

 

(185,919

)

       
Interest, net    

 

(155,558

)

       

 

(159,757

)

       
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net    

 

(69,606

)

       

 

(25,899

)

       
Pension settlement    

 

-

 

       

 

(31,329

)

       
Loss on disposition of businesses    

 

(17,683

)

       

 

-

 

       
Loss on extinguishment of debt    

 

(6,623

)

       

 

(7,964

)

       
Transaction costs    

 

(2,728

)

       

 

(1,359

)

       
Benefit (provision) for income taxes    

 

13,007

 

       

 

(6,416

)

       
Income from continuing operations    

 

40,149

 

       

 

181,705

 

       
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax    

 

154,460

 

       

 

60,106

 

       
Net income    

$

194,609

 

       

$

241,811

 

       
(1) Segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses, restructuring charges, and other items that are not allocated to a particular business segment.
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of reporting segments only, and excludes corporate depreciation and amortization expense of $5,765 and $4,998 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $21,559 and $21,476 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Reconciliation of Reported Consolidated Results to Adjusted Results
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three months ended
December 31,
Year ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

 
Reconciliation of reported net income to adjusted earnings
Net income

$

176,696

 

$

49,969

 

$

194,609

 

$

241,811

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(168,659

)

 

(817

)

 

(154,460

)

 

(60,106

)

Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net

 

10,719

 

 

6,282

 

 

52,427

 

 

20,071

 

Loss on disposition of businesses

 

883

 

 

-

 

 

20,280

 

 

-

 

Pension settlement

 

-

 

 

23,402

 

 

-

 

 

23,402

 

Tax adjustments, net

 

-

 

 

(20,316

)

 

-

 

 

(34,281

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

4,464

 

 

-

 

 

4,961

 

 

5,933

 

Transaction costs

 

116

 

 

200

 

 

2,033

 

 

1,012

 

Adjusted net income

 

24,219

 

 

58,720

 

 

119,850

 

 

197,842

 

Provision for income taxes, as adjusted

 

3,264

 

 

18,338

 

 

3,933

 

 

56,831

 

Interest, net

 

37,800

 

 

37,273

 

 

155,558

 

 

159,757

 

Adjusted EBIT

 

65,283

 

 

114,331

 

 

279,341

 

 

414,430

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

40,628

 

 

36,309

 

 

159,142

 

 

148,464

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

105,911

 

$

150,640

 

$

438,483

 

$

562,894

 

 
Reconciliation of reported diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

$

1.03

 

$

0.26

 

$

1.10

 

$

1.28

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(0.98

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.87

)

 

(0.32

)

Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net

 

0.06

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.11

 

Loss on disposition of businesses

 

0.01

 

 

-

 

 

0.11

 

 

-

 

Pension settlement

 

-

 

 

0.12

 

 

-

 

 

0.12

 

Tax adjustments, net

 

-

 

 

(0.11

)

 

-

 

 

(0.18

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

0.03

 

 

-

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Transaction costs

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$

0.14

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.68

 

$

1.05

 

 
Note: The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.
 
Reconciliation of reported net cash from operating activities to free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities

$

69,922

 

$

84,309

 

$

252,207

 

$

342,879

 

Net cash used in (provided by) operating activities - discontinued operations

 

6,587

 

 

76,343

 

 

(9,272

)

 

7,916

 

Capital expenditures

 

(42,032

)

 

(32,515

)

 

(137,253

)

 

(137,810

)

Restructuring payments

 

8,303

 

 

13,488

 

 

27,148

 

 

52,730

 

Reserve account deposits

 

13,216

 

 

14,144

 

 

16,341

 

 

21,008

 

Transaction costs paid

 

10,463

 

 

961

 

 

19,488

 

 

14,203

 

Free cash flow

$

66,459

 

$

156,730

 

$

168,659

 

$

300,926

 

 

Contacts

Editorial -
Bill Hughes
Chief Communications Officer
203/351-6785

Financial -
Adam David
VP, Investor Relations
203/351-7175

Contacts

Editorial -
Bill Hughes
Chief Communications Officer
203/351-6785

Financial -
Adam David
VP, Investor Relations
203/351-7175