Clarivate Q3 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Clarivate's Q3 2022 revenues increased by 43.8% to $635.7 million, driven by the acquisition of ProQuest. Organic revenues grew by 1.2%, with subscription and re-occurring revenue increases offset by a decline in transactional revenues. The company reported a net loss of $4,434.4 million due to a $4,448.6 million non-cash impairment of goodwill.
Revenues increased by 43.8% to $635.7 million, and 50.9% at constant currency, primarily due to the ProQuest acquisition.
Organic revenues increased by 1.2%, with subscription revenues up 4.3% and re-occurring revenues up 2.4%, offset by a 9.4% decline in transactional revenues.
Net loss attributable to ordinary shares was $4,434.4 million, compared to a net income of $6.0 million in the prior year quarter, due to a $4,448.6 million non-cash impairment of goodwill.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by 42.9% to $271.6 million, driven by acquisitions, organic growth, and cost savings, while the Adjusted EBITDA Margin decreased by 30 basis points to 42.7% .
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Forward Guidance
Clarivate updated its 2022 outlook to reflect the strengthening US dollar, lower organic growth in transactional revenues, and the disposal of the MarkMonitor business. The proceeds from the MarkMonitor sale were used to reduce floating rate debt and lower leverage.
Positive Outlook
- Revenues: $2.60B to $2.66B
- Adjusted EBITDA: $1.05B to $1.10B
- Adjusted EBITDA margin: 40.5% to 41.5%
- Adjusted Diluted EPS: $0.75 to $0.85
- Adjusted Free Cash Flow: $500M to $550M
Challenges Ahead
- The updated outlook assumes further strengthening of the US dollar.
- The updated outlook assumes lower organic growth primarily across transactional revenues.
- The updated outlook includes the recent disposal of the MarkMonitor business.
- Previous revenue guidance was $2.70B to $2.76B
- Previous Adjusted Free Cash Flow was $600M to $650M