- With an FQ1 beat in tow, Nuance (NUAN) is hiking its FY16 (ends Sep. '16) EPS guidance to $1.41-$1.51 from $1.35-$1.45; consensus is at $1.43. Revenue guidance of $1.98B-$2.03B is reiterated.
- FQ2 guidance is in-line: Revenue of $483M-$497M and EPS of $0.33-$0.36 vs. a consensus of $493.5M and $0.34.
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Bookings: Net new bookings rose 2% Y/Y in FQ1 to $308.7M. On-demand and maintenance/support contract growth led the deferred revenue balance to rise 18% to $732.7M. FY16 net new bookings growth guidance of 2%-5% is reiterated.
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Financials: Lifting EPS: $188.7M was spent to buy back 8.9M shares at an average price of $21.11. Also helping: Cost cuts led GAAP operating expenses to drop 11% Y/Y to $248.7M - non-GAAP op. margin rose to 28.6% from 22% a year ago.
Nuance ended FQ1 with $595M in cash/investments and $2.12B in debt. The company's FY16 net cash tax rate guidance has been lowered to 5%-6% from 6%-7%.
- NUAN -1.5% after hours to $15.92.
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Nuance's FQ1 results, earnings release, prepared remarks (.pdf)
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Update (5:10PM ET): Nuance is now up 5.5% after hours to $17.30.