Strong Q1 performance; Raising low end of FY'22 constant currency ARR guidance

BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2022 — (PRNewswire) —  PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021. 

"Our fiscal 2022 is off to a solid start with our key operating and financial metrics showing strong performance.  In Q1, we delivered constant currency ARR growth of 16% to end the quarter at $1.51 billion, plus operating cash flow of $138 million and adjusted free cash flow of $145 million," said James Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC.

"In Q1 we saw growth across our product portfolio and in all geographies over the same period last year as our customers continue to invest in our offerings to drive their digital transformation initiatives", continued Heppelmann. "Demand for SaaS offerings is high as shown by high growth rates of our cloud-native Onshape and Arena products, and our CAD and PLM businesses continue to outpace market growth."

"We are accelerating our multi-year SaaS transformation, and our strong performance this quarter has enabled us to raise the low end of our constant currency ARR guidance and positions us well to deliver on our cash flow targets for 2022," concluded Heppelmann.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights¹

Key operating and financial highlights are set forth below. For additional details, please refer to the Q1'22 earnings presentation and financial data tables that have been posted to the Investor Relations section of our website at investor.ptc.com.

• ARR was $1,496 million at the end of Q1'22, up 12% compared to Q1'21. On a constant currency basis, ARR was $1,507 million, up 16% compared to Q1'21, and above guidance of $1,500 million. Organic constant currency growth was 11%.
• Cash flow from operations was $138 million, free cash flow was $134 million, and adjusted free cash flow was $145 million in Q1'22, compared to Q1'21 cash flow from operations of $114 million, free cash flow of $111 million, and adjusted free cash flow of $121 million.
• Revenue was $458 million in Q1'22 compared to $429 million in Q1'21, representing growth of 7%, or 8% in constant currency. Revenue is impacted by ASC 606.
• Operating margin was 14% in Q1'22, compared to 21% in Q1'21, primarily driven by $34 million of restructuring expense. Non-GAAP operating margin in Q1'22 was 35%, compared to 36% in Q1'21. Operating margin is impacted because revenue is impacted by ASC606.
• Earnings per share was $0.39 in Q1'22, compared to $0.20 in Q1'21. Non-GAAP earnings per share in Q1'22 was $0.95, compared to $0.97 in Q1'21. EPS is impacted because revenue is impacted by ASC606.
• Total cash and cash equivalents as of the end of Q1'22 was $296 million. In addition, we held an equity investment in Matterport, Inc., valued at $87 million as of December 31, 2021. Gross debt was $1.45 billion as of the end of Q1'22.
• Stock repurchases were $120 million in Q1'22. An additional $5 million of repurchases made in Q1'22 was settled early in Q2'22.

Q2'22 and Fiscal 2022 Guidance

"PTC delivered strong first quarter results modestly exceeding our expectations," said Kristian Talvitie, EVP and CFO, PTC. "While we are reducing the range for the total restructuring charge from $45 to $50 million to $40 to $45 million, and the expected restructuring related cash payments from $50 to $55 million to $45 to $50 million, from a cash flow perspective, we continue to expect approximately $430 million of cash from operations, approximately $400 million of Free Cash Flow, and approximately $450 million of Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the full fiscal year of 2022."

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