Intuit Grows Revenue 13 Percent in Third Quarter; Raises Fiscal Year Outlook
Results Led by Strong Tax Season; Small Business Returns to Double-Digit Growth
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended April 30 and raised guidance for the full fiscal year.
Third-Quarter Highlights
-- Revenue increased 13 percent over the year-ago quarter to $1.6 billion,
exceeding the guidance range.
-- On a GAAP basis (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), operating
income grew 16 percent to $888 million. Non-GAAP operating income grew
12 percent to $938 million.
-- GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.78, up 21 percent over the third
quarter of last year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.89, up
13 percent.
-- The Consumer Tax group generated revenue of $871 million in the third
quarter, growing 12 percent over the previous year.
-- Financial Management Solutions revenue increased 16 percent over the
prior year, led by strong growth in QuickBooks for the desktop,
QuickBooks Online and Intuit Websites.
The company raised fiscal year guidance based on strong results across the board. For fiscal year 2010, which ends July 31, Intuit expects revenue of $3.410 billion to $3.425 billion, growth of 10 percent.
Note: all comparisons are versus the same period a year ago.
GAAP Non-GAAP
Q3 FY10 Q3 FY09 % change Q3 FY10 Q3 FY09 % change
Revenue $ 1,607 $1,417 13 $1,607 $1,417 13
Operating Income $888 $765 16 $938 $837 12
EPS $ 1.78 $1.47 21 $1.89 $1.68 13
Dollars in millions except for EPS
Company Perspective
"We delivered another quarter of strong results, with revenue and earnings per share exceeding the top end of our guidance," said Brad Smith, Intuit's president and chief executive officer. "We saw across-the-board strength, fueled by a great tax season, a return to double-digit revenue growth in small business, and continued strong performance from our financial institutions segment. With these strong results, we are once again raising our revenue and earnings outlook for the year.
"We've worked hard over the past few years to position Intuit to take advantage of the secular market trends that we see as catalysts for sustained growth. In addition, we've invested in hiring and developing skills and capabilities that will benefit us for years. We've strengthened our engineering talent pool, and we've developed technology that improves the usability of our products, adds mobile capabilities, and readies our solutions for global deployment. We've also invested to ensure our customers are delighted with our products and find them incredibly easy to use. This quarter's performance is another proof point that we are stronger now than when the recession began," Smith said.
Quarterly Business Segment Results and Highlights
Small Business total revenue grew 13 percent for the third quarter, driven by strong performance in Financial Management Solutions and Employee Management Solutions.
Financial Management Solutions
-- Revenue increased 16 percent versus the third quarter of 2009, led by
outstanding growth in QuickBooks for the desktop, QuickBooks Online and
Intuit Websites. The online customer base grew 32 percent compared to
the year-ago quarter.
-- Intuit Websites continued to make strong progress, with customers
increasing 80 percent over last year, to more than 300,000.
Employee Management Solutions
-- Employee Management Solutions revenue grew 13 percent, powered by Intuit
Online Payroll.
Payment Solutions
-- Revenue grew 8 percent, driven by a 16 percent increase in merchants.
Charge volume grew 1 percent year over year, the first increase since
the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
Consumer Tax Group
-- Revenue increased 12 percent, with an increase in share in both the
desktop and online categories. Total units were up 11 percent for the
season, with Web units up 18 percent. We now believe Consumer Tax
revenue will grow 12 to 13 percent in fiscal 2010.
-- Online tax units represented more than 70 percent of total TurboTax
units this season, as more customers continued to choose an online
solution.
Accounting Professionals
-- Accounting Professionals revenue grew 15 percent over last year, capping
off a solid tax season for the segment. Excluding a $9 million revenue
shift deferred from the second to the third quarter, Accounting
Professionals revenue grew 10 percent.
Financial Institutions
-- Financial Services revenue grew 21 percent and bill pay users grew 16
percent. This tax season, more than 1,100 financial institutions offered
TurboTax for Online Banking. Revenue grew 9 percent, excluding TurboTax
for Online Banking. Approximately 450 financial institutions are signed
up to offer FinanceWorks, with a growing number of banks adopting
Intuit's online bill payment and mobile banking solutions.
Other Businesses
-- Segment revenue grew 20 percent, driven primarily by strength in
Personal Finance and favorable foreign currency impact from the Canada
and United Kingdom businesses.
-- Mint.com growth continues to accelerate. New registered users for the
third quarter were more than 2.5 times greater than the same quarter
last year.
-- Intuit signed an agreement to acquire Medfusion, the leading
patient-to-provider communications solution. This transaction will
provide Intuit with a software-as-a-service offering currently used by
more than 30,000 healthcare providers, the vast majority of whom are
essentially small businesses.
Forward-looking Guidance
Intuit increased its guidance range for the full 2010 fiscal year, which ends July 31, and expects:
-- Revenue of $3.410 billion to $3.425 billion, growth of 10 percent.
-- GAAP operating income of $840 million to $850 million. Non-GAAP
operating income of $1.065 billion to $1.075 billion, growth of 15 to 16
percent.
-- GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.69 to $1.72, or growth of 25 to 27
percent. Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $2.03 to $2.06, growth of 12 to 13
percent.
-- Intuit also updated its previous fiscal year revenue guidance for the
Consumer Tax segment, which is now expected to grow 12 to 13 percent.
All other segment revenue guidance remained unchanged.
Conference Call Information
Intuit executives will discuss the financial results on a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time. To hear the call, dial 866-238-1645 in the United States or 703-639-1163 from international locations. No reservation or access code is needed. The conference call can also be heard live via webcast at http://investors.intuit.com/events.cfm. Prepared remarks for the call will be available on Intuit's website after the call ends.
Replay information
A replay of the conference call will also be available for one week by calling 888-266-2081, or 703-925-2533 from international locations. The access code for this call is 1452142.
The audio webcast will remain available on Intuit's website for one week after the conference call.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks(R), Quicken(R) and TurboTax(R), simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries(R) and Lacerte(R) are Intuit's leading tax preparation offerings for professional accountants. Intuit Financial Services helps banks and credit unions grow by providing on-demand solutions and services that make it easier for consumers and businesses to manage their money.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.1 billion in its fiscal year 2009. The company has approximately 7,800 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
Intuit, the Intuit logo and QuickBooks, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, please see the section of the accompanying tables titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" as well as the related Table B and Table E. A copy of the press release issued by Intuit today can be found on the investor relations page of Intuit's Web site.
Cautions About Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including forecasts of Intuit's future expected financial results; its prospects for the business in fiscal 2010; projected growth in consumer tax for fiscal 2010; and all of the statements under the heading "Forward-looking Guidance."
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the following: product introductions and price competition from our competitors can have unpredictable negative effects on our revenue, profitability and market position; governmental encroachment in our tax businesses or other governmental activities or public policy affecting the preparation and filing of tax returns could negatively affect our operating results and market position; if economic and market conditions in the U.S. and worldwide continue to decline, our customers may delay or reduce technology purchases which may harm our business, results of operations and financial condition; we may not be able to successfully introduce new products and services to meet our growth and profitability objectives, and current and future products and services may not adequately address customer needs and may not achieve broad market acceptance, which could harm our operating results and financial condition; any failure to maintain reliable and responsive service levels for our offerings could cause us to lose customers and negatively impact our revenues and profitability; any significant product quality problems or delays in our products could harm our revenue, earnings and reputation; our participation in the Free File Alliance may result in lost revenue opportunities and cannibalization of our traditional paid franchise; any failure to properly use and protect personal customer information could harm our revenue, earnings and reputation; our acquisition activities may be disruptive to Intuit and may not result in expected benefits; our use of significant amounts of debt to finance acquisitions or other activities could harm our financial condition and results of operations; our revenue and earnings are highly seasonal and the timing of our revenue between quarters is difficult to predict, which may cause significant quarterly fluctuations in our financial results; predicting tax-related revenues is challenging due to the heavy concentration of activity in a short time period; we have implemented, and are continuing to upgrade, new information systems and any problems with these new systems could interfere with our ability to deliver products and services and gather information to effectively manage our business; our financial position may not make repurchasing shares advisable or we may issue additional shares in an acquisition causing our number of outstanding shares to grow; and litigation involving intellectual property, antitrust, shareholder and other matters may increase our costs. More details about these and other risks that may impact our business are included in our Form 10-K for fiscal 2009 and in our other SEC filings. You can locate these reports through our website at http://investors.intuit.com. Forward-looking statements are based on information as of May 20, 2010, and we do not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement or other information in these materials.
Table A
INTUIT INC.
GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net revenue:
Product $ 564 $ 534 $ 1,191 $ 1,185
Service and other 1,043 883 1,727 1,467
Total net revenue 1,607 1,417 2,918 2,652
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue:
Cost of product revenue 34 34 117 122
Cost of service and other revenue 118 115 341 315
Amortization of purchased 5 15 43 44
intangible assets
Selling and marketing 309 274 766 725
Research and development 141 130 426 404
General and administrative 102 74 267 208
Acquisition-related charges 10 10 31 33
Total costs and expenses [A] 719 652 1,991 1,851
Operating income from continuing 888 765 927 801
operations
Interest expense (15 ) (12 ) (46 ) (36 )
Interest and other income, net 5 6 12 11
Income from continuing operations 878 759 893 776
before income taxes
Income tax provision [B] 302 274 306 257
Net income from continuing 576 485 587 519
operations
Net income (loss) from discontinued - - 35 (1 )
operations [C]
Net income $ 576 $ 485 $ 622 $ 518
Basic net income per share from $ 1.83 $ 1.51 $ 1.86 $ 1.61
continuing operations
Basic net income (loss) per share - - 0.11 -
from discontinued operations
Basic net income per share $ 1.83 $ 1.51 $ 1.97 $ 1.61
Shares used in basic per share 314 322 316 322
calculations
Diluted net income per share from $ 1.78 $ 1.47 $ 1.80 $ 1.57
continuing operations
Diluted net income (loss) per share - - 0.11 -
from discontinued operations
Diluted net income per share $ 1.78 $ 1.47 $ 1.91 $ 1.57
Shares used in diluted per share 323 329 325 329
calculations
See accompanying Notes.
INTUIT INC.
NOTES TO TABLE A
[A] The following table summarizes the total share-based compensation expense
from continuing operations that we recorded for the periods shown.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in millions) April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Cost of product revenue $ - $ - $ 1 $ 1
Cost of service and other revenue 2 2 6 5
Selling and marketing 11 12 30 32
Research and development 10 11 30 27
General and administrative 11 11 31 26
Total share-based compensation $ 34 $ 36 $ 98 $ 91
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended April 30, 2010 was
approximately 34%. In that quarter we recorded discrete tax benefits that
were primarily related to foreign tax credit benefits associated with the
distribution of profits from our non-U.S. subsidiaries and our plans to
indefinitely reinvest substantially all remaining non-U.S. earnings in
support of our international expansion plans. Excluding those discrete tax
benefits, our effective tax rate for that period was approximately 37%.
[B] This differed from the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state
income taxes, which were partially offset by the benefit we received from
the domestic production activities deduction and federal and state research
and experimentation credits. Our effective tax rate for the three months
ended April 30, 2009 was approximately 36% and did not differ significantly
from the federal statutory rate of 35%. State income taxes were offset by
the benefit we received from the domestic production activities deduction
and the federal and state research and experimentation credits.
Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended April 30, 2010 was
approximately 34%. In that period we recorded discrete tax benefits as
described above. Excluding those discrete tax benefits, our effective tax
rate for that period was approximately 37%. This differed from the federal
statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, which were
partially offset by the benefit we received from the domestic production
activities deduction and federal and state research and experimentation
credits. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended April 30, 2009
was approximately 33%. Excluding discrete tax benefits primarily related to
a favorable agreement we entered into with a tax authority with respect to
tax years ended prior to fiscal 2009 and the retroactive reinstatement of
the federal research and experimentation credit, our effective tax rate for
that period was approximately 36% and did not differ significantly from the
federal statutory rate of 35%. State income taxes were offset by the
benefit we received from the domestic production activities deduction and
the federal and state research and experimentation credits.
On January 15, 2010 we sold our Intuit Real Estate Solutions (IRES)
business for approximately $128 million in cash and recorded a net gain on
[C] disposal of $35 million. The decision to sell IRES was a result of
management's desire to focus resources on Intuit's core products and
services. IRES was part of our Other Businesses segment.
We determined that IRES became a discontinued operation in the second
quarter of fiscal 2010. We have therefore segregated the net assets and
operating results of IRES from continuing operations on our balance sheets
and in our statements of operations for all periods prior to the sale.
Assets held for sale at July 31, 2009 consisted primarily of goodwill.
Revenue from IRES was $33 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2010
and $55 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2009. Because IRES
operating cash flows were not material for any period presented, we have
not segregated them from continuing operations on our statements of cash
flows. We have presented the effect of the net gain on disposal of IRES in
net income from discontinued operations on our statements of cash flows for
the nine months ended April 30, 2010.
Table B
INTUIT INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
GAAP operating income $ 888 $ 765 $ 927 $ 801
Amortization of purchased 5 15 43 44
intangible assets
Acquisition-related charges 10 10 31 33
Charge for historical use of - 11 - 11
technology licensing rights
Professional fees for business 1 - 5 -
combinations
Share-based compensation expense 34 36 98 91
Non-GAAP operating income $ 938 $ 837 $ 1,104 $ 980
GAAP net income $ 576 $ 485 $ 622 $ 518
Amortization of purchased 5 15 43 44
intangible assets
Acquisition-related charges 10 10 31 33
Charge for historical use of - 11 - 11
technology licensing rights
Professional fees for business 1 - 5 -
combinations
Share-based compensation expense 34 36 98 91
Net gains on marketable equity (1 ) - (1 ) (1 )
securities and other investments
Income tax effect of non-GAAP (14 ) (25 ) (61 ) (61 )
adjustments
Exclusion of discrete tax items (1 ) 20 (2 ) (2 )
Discontinued operations - - (35 ) 1
Non-GAAP net income $ 610 $ 552 $ 700 $ 634
GAAP diluted net income per share $ 1.78 $ 1.47 $ 1.91 $ 1.57
Amortization of purchased 0.02 0.05 0.13 0.13
intangible assets
Acquisition-related charges 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.11
Charge for historical use of - 0.03 - 0.03
technology licensing rights
Professional fees for business - - 0.02 -
combinations
Share-based compensation expense 0.11 0.11 0.30 0.28
Net gains on marketable equity - - - -
securities and other investments
Income tax effect of non-GAAP (0.05 ) (0.07 ) (0.19 ) (0.19 )
adjustments
Exclusion of discrete tax items - 0.06 (0.01 ) (0.01 )
Discontinued operations - - (0.11 ) -
Non-GAAP diluted net income per $ 1.89 $ 1.68 $ 2.15 $ 1.92
share
Shares used in diluted per share 323 329 325 329
calculations
Table C
INTUIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
April 30, July 31,
ASSETS
2010 2009
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 430 $ 679
Investments 1,499 668
Accounts receivable, net 204 135
Income taxes receivable 1 67
Deferred income taxes 108 92
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 60 43
Current assets of discontinued operations - 12
Current assets before funds held for customers 2,302 1,696
Funds held for customers 275 272
Total current assets 2,577 1,968
Long-term investments 92 97
Property and equipment, net 518 527
Goodwill 1,853 1,754
Purchased intangible assets, net 252 291
Long-term deferred income taxes 44 36
Other assets 91 77
Long-term assets of discontinued operations - 76
Total assets $ 5,427 $ 4,826
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 166 $ 103
Accrued compensation and related liabilities 186 171
Deferred revenue 310 360
Income taxes payable 283 -
Other current liabilities 187 153
Current liabilities of discontinued operations - 25
Current liabilities before customer fund deposits 1,132 812
Customer fund deposits 275 272
Total current liabilities 1,407 1,084
Long-term debt 998 998
Other long-term obligations 164 187
Total liabilities 2,569 2,269
Stockholders' equity 2,858 2,557
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 5,427 $ 4,826
Table D
INTUIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income $ 576 $ 485 $ 622 $ 518
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation 36 36 111 105
Amortization of intangible assets 19 27 87 84
Share-based compensation 34 37 99 94
Pre-tax gain on sale of IRES - - (58 ) -
Deferred income taxes (39 ) 1 (61 ) 45
Tax benefit from share-based 13 2 23 8
compensation plans
Excess tax benefit from (6 ) (1 ) (11 ) (7 )
share-based compensation plans
Other 5 3 15 10
Total adjustments 62 105 205 339
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable 264 170 (67 ) (146 )
Prepaid expenses, income taxes 48 154 43 40
receivable and other assets
Accounts payable 7 25 63 40
Accrued compensation and related 51 22 13 (76 )
liabilities
Deferred revenue (201 ) (174 ) (45 ) (52 )
Income taxes payable 280 150 282 137
Other liabilities (43 ) (2 ) 33 78
Total changes in operating assets 406 345 322 21
and liabilities
Net cash provided by operating 1,044 935 1,149 878
activities
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale (1,169 ) (71 ) (1,719 ) (138 )
debt securities
Sales of available-for-sale debt 205 28 623 292
securities
Maturities of available-for-sale 69 3 112 27
debt securities
Net change in funds held for
customers' money market funds and 39 (50 ) 146 267
other cash equivalents
Purchases of property and (34 ) (31 ) (100 ) (148 )
equipment
Net change in customer fund (38 ) 50 3 (267 )
deposits
Acquisitions of businesses, net of - (8 ) (141 ) (8 )
cash acquired
Proceeds from divestiture of - - 122 -
business
Other (6 ) (3 ) (12 ) -
Net cash provided by (used in) (934 ) (82 ) (966 ) 25
investing activities
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of 176 31 326 126
common stock under stock plans
Tax payments related to restricted - - (20 ) (15 )
stock issuance
Purchase of treasury stock (200 ) - (750 ) (200 )
Excess tax benefit from 6 1 11 7
share-based compensation plans
Other (1 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 )
Net cash provided by (used in) (19 ) 30 (435 ) (84 )
financing activities
Effect of exchange rates on cash 2 - 3 (10 )
and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash 93 883 (249 ) 809
and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 337 339 679 413
beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end $ 430 $ 1,222 $ 430 $ 1,222
of period
Table E
INTUIT INC.
RECONCILIATION OF FORWARD-LOOKING GUIDANCE FOR NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO PROJECTED GAAP REVENUE, OPERATING INCOME (LOSS), AND EPS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Forward-Looking Guidance
GAAP Non-GAAP
Range of Estimate Range of Estimate
From To Adjustments From To
Three Months
Ending
July 31, 2010
Revenue $ 492 $ 507 $ - $ 492 $ 507
Operating loss $ (87 ) $ (77 ) $ 48 [a] $ (39 ) $ (29 )
Diluted loss per $ (0.21 ) $ (0.20 ) $ 0.10 [b] $ (0.11 ) $ (0.10 )
share
Twelve Months
Ending
July 31, 2010
Revenue $ 3,410 $ 3,425 $ - $ 3,410 $ 3,425
Operating income $ 840 $ 850 $ 225 [c] $ 1,065 $ 1,075
Diluted earnings $ 1.69 $ 1.72 $ 0.34 [d] $ 2.03 $ 2.06
per share
See "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" immediately following this Table E for
information on these measures, the items excluded from the most directly
comparable GAAP measures in arriving at non-GAAP financial measures, and the
reasons management uses each measure and excludes the specified amounts in
arriving at each non-GAAP financial measure.
Reflects estimated adjustments for share-based compensation expense of
[a] approximately $35 million; amortization of purchased intangible assets of
approximately $3 million; and acquisition-related charges of approximately
$10 million.
[b] Reflects the estimated adjustments in item [a], income taxes related to
these adjustments, and adjustments for certain discrete GAAP tax items.
Reflects estimated adjustments for share-based compensation expense of
approximately $133 million; amortization of purchased intangible assets of
[c] approximately $46 million; acquisition-related charges of approximately $41
million; and professional fees for business combinations of approximately
$5 million.
Reflects the estimated adjustments in item [c], income taxes related to
[d] these adjustments, adjustments for certain discrete GAAP tax items, and an
adjustment for a net gain from discontinued operations of approximately $35
million.
INTUIT INC.
ABOUT NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The accompanying press release dated May 20, 2010 contains non-GAAP financial measures. Table B and Table E reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures in that press release to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same names and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names that are used by other companies.
We compute non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year. We may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should be excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures.
We exclude the following items from all of our non-GAAP financial measures:
-- Share-based compensation expense
-- Amortization of purchased intangible assets
-- Acquisition-related charges
-- Charges for historical use of technology licensing rights
-- Professional fees for business combinations
We also exclude the following items from non-GAAP net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share:
-- Gains and losses on marketable equity securities and other investments
-- Income tax effects of excluded items
-- Discontinued operations
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Intuit's operating results primarily because they exclude amounts that we do not consider part of ongoing operating results when planning and forecasting and when assessing the performance of the organization, our individual operating segments or our senior management. Segment managers are not held accountable for share-based compensation expenses, acquisition-related charges, or the other excluded items and, accordingly, we exclude these amounts from our measures of segment performance. We believe that our non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate the comparison by management and investors of results for current periods and guidance for future periods with results for past periods.
The following are descriptions of the items we exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures.
Share-based compensation expenses. These consist of non-cash expenses for stock options, restricted stock units and purchases of common stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. When considering the impact of equity awards, we place greater emphasis on overall shareholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with those awards.
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and acquisition-related charges. When we acquire an entity, we are required by GAAP to record the fair values of the intangible assets of the entity and amortize them over their useful lives. Amortization of purchased intangible assets in cost of revenue includes amortization of software and other technology assets of acquired entities. Acquisition-related charges in operating expenses include amortization of other purchased intangible assets such as customer lists, covenants not to compete and trade names.
Charges for historical use of technology licensing rights. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures the portion of technology licensing fees that relates to historical use of that technology.
Professional fees for business combinations. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures the professional fees we incur to complete business combinations. These include investment banking, legal and accounting fees.
Gains and losses on marketable equity securities and other investments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures gains and losses that we record when we sell or impair marketable equity securities and other investments.
Income tax effects of excluded items. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures the income tax effects of the adjustments described above that relate to the current period as well as adjustments for similar items that relate to prior periods. This is consistent with how we plan, forecast and evaluate our operating results.
Operating results and gains and losses on the sale of discontinued operations. From time to time, we sell or otherwise dispose of selected operations as we adjust our portfolio of businesses to meet our strategic goals. In accordance with GAAP, we segregate the operating results of discontinued operations as well as gains and losses on the sale of these discontinued operations from continuing operations on our GAAP statements of operations but continue to include them in GAAP net income or loss and net income or loss per share. We exclude these amounts from our non-GAAP financial measures.
The reconciliations of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in Table E include all information reasonably available to Intuit at the date of this press release. These tables include adjustments that we can reasonably predict. Events that could cause the reconciliation to change include acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, goodwill and other asset impairments, and sales of marketable equity securities and other investments.
Source: Intuit Inc.
Released May 20, 2010