Adobe Earnings Beat - Revenue Rises 10%
December 16, 2022
Adobe reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022
ended Dec. 2, 2022. The firm had earnings of $3.60 per share, adjusted with
$3.50 per share expected. Adobe's revenue was in line at $4.53 billion.
“Adobe drove record revenue and operating income in fiscal 2022,” said Shantanu
Narayen, chairman and CEO, Adobe. “Our market opportunity, unparalleled
innovation, operational rigor and exceptional talent position us well to drive
our next decade of growth.”
“Adobe’s outstanding financial performance in fiscal 2022 drove record operating
cash flows of $7.84 billion,” said Dan Durn, executive vice president and CFO,
Adobe. “Strong demand for our offerings, industry-leading innovation and track
record of top- and bottom-line growth set us up to capture the massive
opportunities in 2023 and beyond.”
Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Adobe
achieved revenue of $4.53 billion in its fourth quarter
of fiscal year 2022, which represents 10 percent
year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant
currency. Diluted earnings per share was $2.53 on a GAAP
basis and $3.60 on a non-GAAP basis.
- GAAP
operating income in the fourth quarter was $1.51 billion
and non-GAAP operating income was $2.02 billion. GAAP
net income was $1.18 billion and non-GAAP net income was
$1.68 billion.
- Record
cash flows from operations were $2.33 billion.
-
Remaining Performance Obligations (“RPO”) exiting the
quarter were $15.19 billion.
- Adobe
repurchased approximately 5.0 million shares during the
quarter.
Fourth
Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Business Segment Highlights
- Digital
Media segment revenue was $3.30 billion, which
represents 10 percent year-over-year growth or 14
percent in constant currency. Creative revenue grew to
$2.68 billion, representing 8 percent year-over-year
growth or 13 percent in constant currency. Document
Cloud revenue was $619 million, representing 16 percent
year-over-year growth or 19 percent in constant
currency.
- Net new
Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) was
$576 million, exiting the quarter with Digital Media ARR
of $13.97 billion. Creative ARR grew to $11.60 billion
and Document Cloud ARR grew to $2.37 billion.
- Digital
Experience segment revenue was $1.15 billion,
representing 14 percent year-over-year growth or 16
percent in constant currency. Digital Experience
subscription revenue was $1.01 billion, representing 14
percent year-over-year growth or 16 percent in constant
currency.
Fiscal Year
2022 Financial Highlights
- Adobe
achieved revenue of $17.61 billion in fiscal year 2022,
which represents 12 percent year-over-year growth or 15
percent adjusted year-over-year growth1.
Diluted earnings per share was $10.10 on a GAAP basis
and $13.71 on a non-GAAP basis.
- GAAP
operating income was $6.10 billion and non-GAAP
operating income was $7.95 billion. GAAP net income was
$4.76 billion and non-GAAP net income was $6.46 billion.
- Adobe
generated a record $7.84 billion in operating cash flows
during the year.
- Adobe
repurchased approximately 15.7 million shares during the
year.
Fiscal Year
2022 Business Segment Highlights
-
Digital
Media segment revenue was $12.84 billion, which
represents 11 percent year-over-year growth or 16
percent adjusted year-over-year growth1. Net
new Digital Media ARR was $1.91 billion during the
fiscal year.
- Creative
revenue grew to $10.46 billion, representing 10 percent
year-over-year growth or 14 percent adjusted
year-over-year growth1.
- Document
Cloud revenue was $2.38 billion, representing 21 percent
year-over-year growth or 24 percent adjusted
year-over-year growth1.
- Digital
Experience segment revenue was $4.42 billion,
representing 14 percent year-over-year growth or 17
percent adjusted year-over-year growth1.
Digital Experience subscription revenue was $3.88
billion, representing 15 percent year-over-year growth
or 18 percent adjusted year-over-year growth1.
Financial
Targets
Adobe is
providing fiscal year 2023 targets, as well as Q1 targets,
which do not reflect the planned acquisition of Figma that
is expected to close during 2023. These targets factor in
current expectations for the macroeconomic and foreign
exchange environments.
Changes to
foreign exchange rates:
- Have
resulted in a $712 million downward revaluation to
Adobe’s total Digital Media ARR balance. As a reminder,
ARR is forecasted annually at December currency rates,
and currency rates are held constant through that fiscal
year for measurement purposes; end-of-year actual ARR
balances are revalued at new December rates for the next
fiscal year; and
- Are
expected to result in an approximately four percent
headwind to total revenue year-over-year growth rates in
fiscal year 2023.
The following
table summarizes Adobe’s fiscal year 2023 targets:
Total revenue
|
|
$19.1 billion
to $19.3 billion |
Digital Media
net new ARR |
|
~$1.65
billion |
Digital Media
segment revenue |
|
$13.9 billion
to $14.0 billion |
Digital
Experience segment revenue |
|
$4.925
billion to $5.025 billion |
Digital
Experience subscription revenue |
|
$4.375
billion to $4.425 billion |
Tax rate
|
|
GAAP: ~22.0%
|
|
Non-GAAP:
~18.5% |
Earnings per
share2 |
|
GAAP: $10.75
to $11.05 |
|
Non-GAAP:
$15.15 to $15.45 |
The following
table summarizes Adobe’s fiscal year 2023 growth targets at
the midpoint:
|
|
Y/Y Growth
(Midpoint)
|
|
Constant
Currency Y/Y Growth
(Midpoint)
|
Total revenue
|
|
~9%
|
|
~13%
|
Digital Media
segment revenue |
|
~9%
|
|
~13%
|
Digital
Experience segment revenue |
|
~13%
|
|
~15%
|
Digital
Experience subscription revenue |
|
~13%
|
|
~16%
|
The following
table summarizes Adobe’s first quarter fiscal year 2023
targets:
Total revenue
|
|
$4.60 billion
to $4.64 billion |
Digital Media
net new ARR |
|
~$375 million
|
Digital Media
segment revenue |
|
$3.350
billion to $3.375 billion |
Digital
Experience segment revenue |
|
$1.16 billion
to $1.18 billion |
Digital
Experience subscription revenue |
|
$1.025
billion to $1.045 billion |
Tax rate
|
|
GAAP: ~22.0%
|
|
Non-GAAP:
~18.5% |
Earnings per
share2 |
|
GAAP: $2.60
to $2.65 |
|
Non-GAAP:
$3.65 to $3.70 |
|