Syneos Health Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results
Highlights
- Second quarter revenue of $1,282.6 million, increased 6.1% sequentially and 26.6% year-over-year.
- Clinical Solutions net new business awards of $1,436.2 million for the second quarter, representing year-over-year growth of 21.2% and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.45x, and $4,971.5 million for the trailing twelve months, representing year-over-year growth of 8.2% and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.37x.
- Commercial Solutions net new business awards of $273.6 million for the second quarter, representing year-over-year growth of 55.3% and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.94x, and $1,257.4 million for the trailing twelve months, representing year-over-year growth of 4.8% and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14x.
- Year-over-year ending backlog growth of 21.5% in Clinical Solutions and 17.8% in Deployment Solutions as of June 30, 2021.
- GAAP net income of $41.9 million increased from $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $174.6 million increased 47.1% year-over-year.
- GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.40 increased from $0.04 in the second quarter of 2020.
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.97 increased 67.2% year-over-year.
- Updated full year 2021 guidance.
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syneos Health (Nasdaq:SYNH), the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
“During the second quarter we exceeded the midpoint of our guidance across all financial metrics, with both Clinical and Commercial achieving double-digit growth year-over-year as we continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Alistair Macdonald, CEO, Syneos Health. “Both segments delivered another quarter of strong awards, powering record backlog levels and fueling our robust growth expectations over the balance of 2021. Our unique strategy continues to resonate in the market, with our integrated product offerings and commercial expertise improving engagement across sites, patients and HCPs, while accelerating performance and increasing participant diversity.”
Please refer to the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures" included in this press release and accompanying tables for important disclosures about non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of these measures to the nearest GAAP measures.
Second Quarter 2021 Results
Revenue of $1,282.6 million increased 26.6% on a reported basis and 23.6% on a constant currency basis for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in the prior year, which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Solutions revenue increased 31.1% on a reported basis and 27.5% on a constant currency basis to $991.1 million. Acquisitions contributed approximately 795 basis points and the divestiture of contingent staffing resulted in an approximate 85 basis point headwind to Clinical Solutions reported revenue growth. Commercial Solutions revenue increased 13.2% on a reported basis and 12.2% on a constant currency basis to $291.5 million. The divestiture of medication adherence resulted in an approximate 250 basis point headwind to Commercial Solutions reported revenue growth. Prior period segment results have been recast to reflect the move of Regulatory and Operations Consulting from Commercial Solutions to Clinical Solutions.
GAAP net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased 971.5% to $41.9 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.40, compared to GAAP net income of $3.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.04, for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Adjusted net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased 67.5% to $101.7 million, resulting in adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.97, compared to adjusted net income of $60.7 million, or adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.58 for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased 47.1% to $174.6 million from the same period in the prior year.
First Half 2021 Results
Revenue of $2,491.4 million increased 14.5% on a reported basis and 12.5% on a constant currency basis for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in the prior year, which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Solutions revenue increased 17.7% on a reported basis and 15.5% on a constant currency basis to $1,929.1 million. Acquisitions contributed approximately 660 basis points and the divestiture of contingent staffing resulted in an approximate 120 basis point headwind to Clinical Solutions reported revenue growth. Commercial Solutions revenue increased 4.4% on a reported basis and 3.6% on a constant currency basis to $562.3 million. The divestiture of medication adherence resulted in an approximate 250 basis point headwind to Commercial Solutions reported revenue growth. Prior period segment results have been recast to reflect the move of Regulatory and Operations Consulting from Commercial Solutions to Clinical Solutions.
GAAP net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 115.1% to $80.6 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.77, compared to GAAP net income of $37.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.36, for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Adjusted net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 40.0% to $184.9 million, resulting in adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.76, compared to adjusted net income of $132.1 million, or adjusted diluted EPS of $1.25 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 27.2% to $325.8 million from the same period in the prior year.
Net New Business Awards and Backlog
Net new business awards and book-to-bill ratios for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2021 | ||||||||
| Net new business awards | Book-to-bill ratio | Net new business awards | Book-to-bill ratio | ||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Clinical Solutions | $ | 1,436.2 | 1.45x | $ | 4,971.5 | 1.37x | |||
| Commercial Solutions | 273.6 | 0.94x | 1,257.4 | 1.14x | |||||
| Total | $ | 1,709.8 | 1.33x | $ | 6,228.9 | 1.32x | |||
Our backlog as of June 30, 2021 was as follows (in millions):
| 2021 | 2020 | Growth % | |||||||
| Clinical Solutions | $ | 10,966.9 | $ | 9,023.2 | 21.5 | % | |||
| Commercial Solutions - Deployment Solutions | 718.4 | 609.7 | 17.8 | % | |||||
| Total backlog | $ | 11,685.3 | $ | 9,632.9 | 21.3 | % | |||
Liquidity and Capital Management Update
Cash flows provided by operating activities were $88.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021, and reached a record level of $215.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
On June 30, 2021, the Company amended its Credit Agreement, increasing Term Loan A by $495.0 million and using the proceeds, along with cash on hand, to repay the outstanding Term Loan B in full along with associated fees and expenses. The Company is not required to make a mandatory payment against the principal balance of Term Loan A until October 2022.
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company repurchased $73.0 million of common stock and has $182.5 million of remaining share repurchase authorization available through December 31, 2022.
Full Year 2021 Business Outlook
The Company's guidance takes into account a number of factors, including existing backlog, current sales pipeline, trends in cancellations and delays, and the Company’s ForwardBound initiative, which includes expansion of the Syneos Operations Network, process optimization, and automation initiatives. In addition, the guidance presented below represents the Company’s best efforts to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on its business. The severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic are outside of the Company’s control and, given the uncertain nature of the pandemic, could cause the Company’s future operating results to be different from our current expectations, particularly if the impact of the pandemic worsens. Furthermore, the guidance presented below is based on current foreign currency exchange rates, current interest rates, and the Company's expected non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 24.0% for the year ending December 31, 2021. The guidance is based upon the Company's estimated number of weighted average diluted shares outstanding, and does not take into account any share repurchases beyond the second quarter of 2021. The Company's full year 2021 guidance is outlined below:
| Prior Guidance issued April 29, 2021 | Updated Guidance issued August 9, 2021 | ||||||||||
| FY 2021 | FY 2021 | ||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | (in millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,125.0 | $ | 5,325.0 | $ | 5,180.0 | $ | 5,300.0 | |||
| GAAP Net Income | 212.3 | 236.8 | 206.6 | 222.0 | |||||||
| GAAP Diluted EPS | 2.01 | 2.23 | 1.96 | 2.11 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 745.0 | 785.0 | 750.0 | 780.0 | |||||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | 4.17 | $ | 4.42 | $ | 4.25 | $ | 4.43 | |||
Webcast and Conference Call Details
Syneos Health will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on August 9, 2021, to discuss its second quarter 2021 financial results. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode in the Events section of the Company's Investor Relations website at investor.syneoshealth.com. To participate via phone, please register in advance at this link. Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique passcode and registrant ID that can be used to access the call.
An archived replay of the conference call is expected to be available online at investor.syneoshealth.com after 1:00 p.m. ET on August 9, 2021.
About Syneos Health
Syneos Health® (Nasdaq:SYNH) is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization. The Company, including a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and Contract Commercial Organization (CCO), is purpose-built to accelerate customer performance to address modern market realities. Syneos Health brings together approximately 27,000 clinical and commercial minds with the ability to support customers in more than 110 countries. The Company shares insights, uses the latest technologies, and applies advanced business practices to speed its customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. To learn more about how Syneos Health is shortening the distance from lab to life® visit syneoshealth.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial results and financial condition, anticipated financial results for the full year 2021, our foundation for growth in 2021, and plans for cost savings and capital deployment. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company’s potential failure to generate a large number of new business awards and the risk of delay, termination, reduction in scope, or failure to go to contract of business awards; the Company’s potential failure to convert backlog to revenue; fluctuations in the Company’s operating results and effective income tax rate; the impact of potentially underpricing the Company’s contracts, overrunning cost estimates, or failing to receive approval for or experiencing delays with documentation of change orders; cyber-security and other risks associated with the Company’s information systems infrastructure; changes and costs of compliance with regulations related to data privacy; concentration of the Company’s customers or therapeutic areas; the risks associated with doing business internationally; risks related to the impact of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union; challenges by tax authorities of the Company’s intercompany transfer pricing policies; the Company’s potential failure to successfully increase its market share, grow its business, and execute its growth strategies; the Company’s ability to effectively upgrade its information systems; the Company’s failure to perform its services in accordance with contractual requirements, regulatory standards, and ethical considerations; risks related to the management of clinical trials; risks related to investments in the Company’s customers’ businesses or drugs and the Company’s related commercial rights strategies; the need to hire, develop, and retain key personnel; the impact of unfavorable economic conditions, including the uncertain international economic environment, changes in exchange rates; effective income tax rate fluctuations; the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property; risks related to the Company’s acquisition strategy, including its ability to realize synergies; the Company’s relationships with customers who are in competition with each other; any failure to realize the full value of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets; risks related to restructuring; the Company’s compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws; the Company’s dependence on third parties; potential employment liability; the Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes; downgrades of the Company’s credit ratings; competition in the biopharmaceutical services industry; outsourcing trends and changes in aggregate spending and research and development budgets; the impact of, including changes in, government regulations and healthcare reform; the Company’s ability to keep pace with rapid technological change; the cost of and the Company’s ability to service its substantial indebtedness; other risks related to ownership of the Company’s common stock; and other risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 as updated by the Company’s other SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on the Company's website at investor.syneoshealth.com. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income (including adjusted diluted earnings per share), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and non-GAAP effective income tax rate. We also present revenue growth in constant currency. Constant currency revenue growth is defined as revenues for a given period restated at the comparative period's foreign currency exchange rates measured against the comparative period's revenues. Constant currency segment revenue growth is defined as revenue for a given period restated at the comparative period’s foreign currency exchange rates measured against the comparative period’s revenues.
A “non-GAAP financial measure” is generally defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that excludes or includes amounts from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of operations, balance sheets, or statements of cash flows of the Company.
The Company defines adjusted net income (including adjusted diluted earnings per share) as net income (including diluted earnings per share) excluding acquisition-related amortization; restructuring and other costs; transaction and integration-related expenses; share-based compensation expense; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; other income (expense), net; and the income tax effect of the above adjustments.
EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, further adjusted to exclude expenses and transactions that the Company believes are not representative of its core operations, namely: restructuring and other costs; transaction and integration-related expenses; share-based compensation expense; other income (expense), net; and gain or loss on extinguishment of debt. The Company presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because it believes they are useful metrics for investors as they are commonly used by investors, analysts and debt holders to measure the Company's ability to fund capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements.
Each of the non-GAAP measures noted above are used by management and the Board to evaluate the Company's core operating results because they exclude certain items whose fluctuations from period-to-period do not necessarily correspond to changes in the core operations of the business. Adjusted net income (including adjusted diluted earnings per share) and adjusted EBITDA are used by management and the Board to assess the performance of the Company's business.
Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Also, other companies might calculate these measures differently. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures included in this press release and the accompanying tables.
| Investor Relations Contact: Ronnie Speight Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Phone: +1 919 745 2745 Email: [email protected] | Press/Media Contact: Gary Gatyas Executive Director, External Communications Phone: +1 908 763 3428 Email: [email protected] |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,282,611 | $ | 1,013,399 | $ | 2,491,356 | $ | 2,176,754 | |||||||
| Costs and operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 992,581 | 805,892 | 1,937,831 | 1,729,906 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 144,669 | 108,344 | 281,983 | 233,891 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other costs | 3,966 | 8,171 | 11,194 | 16,891 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 18,158 | 17,304 | 36,605 | 34,529 | |||||||||||
| Amortization | 39,553 | 38,717 | 79,044 | 77,599 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,198,927 | 978,428 | 2,346,657 | 2,092,816 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 83,684 | 34,971 | 144,699 | 83,938 | |||||||||||
| Total other expense, net: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 22,619 | 21,562 | 45,876 | 47,684 | |||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,199 | — | 2,802 | — | |||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 7,827 | 5,761 | (2,029 | ) | (13,169 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other expense, net | 32,645 | 27,323 | 46,649 | 34,515 | |||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 51,039 | 7,648 | 98,050 | 49,423 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 9,134 | 3,737 | 17,421 | 11,938 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 41,905 | $ | 3,911 | $ | 80,629 | $ | 37,485 | |||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 103,937 | 104,198 | 104,105 | 104,232 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 105,019 | 105,219 | 105,238 | 105,430 | |||||||||||
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except par value) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 261,135 | $ | 272,173 | ||||
| Accounts receivable and unbilled services, net | 1,369,921 | 1,344,781 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 117,240 | 121,058 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 1,748,296 | 1,738,012 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 203,988 | 216,200 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 222,034 | 223,285 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 4,789,784 | 4,776,178 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 831,072 | 933,525 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 37,614 | 35,059 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 186,886 | 141,047 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,019,674 | $ | 8,063,306 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 107,772 | $ | 113,684 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 625,623 | 611,042 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 802,256 | 793,068 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 43,636 | 42,082 | ||||||
| Current portion of finance lease obligations | 17,061 | 17,455 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,596,348 | 1,577,331 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 2,863,620 | 2,902,054 | ||||||
| Operating lease long-term obligations | 217,341 | 221,760 | ||||||
| Finance lease long-term obligations | 25,881 | 31,522 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 13,739 | 20,216 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 64,131 | 68,311 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 4,781,060 | 4,821,194 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 600,000 shares authorized, 103,473 and 103,935 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | 1,035 | 1,039 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,430,375 | 3,461,747 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | (25,641 | ) | (40,801 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (167,155 | ) | (179,873 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 3,238,614 | 3,242,112 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 8,019,674 | $ | 8,063,306 | ||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 80,629 | $ | 37,485 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 115,649 | 112,128 | |||||
| Share-based compensation | 33,792 | 32,173 | |||||
| (Recovery from) provision for doubtful accounts | (473 | ) | 379 | ||||
| (Benefit from) provision for deferred income taxes | (13,024 | ) | 8,750 | ||||
| Foreign currency transaction gains | (3,563 | ) | (12,541 | ) | |||
| Fair value adjustment of contingent obligations | (597 | ) | (3,943 | ) | |||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,802 | — | |||||
| Other non-cash items | 5,007 | 1,501 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, unbilled services, and deferred revenue | (8,269 | ) | 52,670 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 30,117 | (64,757 | ) | ||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (26,275 | ) | (8,680 | ) | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 215,795 | 155,165 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Payments related to acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | (14,635 | ) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from notes receivable from divestiture | 5,000 | — | |||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (22,337 | ) | (30,078 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from (investments in) unconsolidated affiliates | 692 | (7,202 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (31,280 | ) | (37,280 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount | 494,505 | — | |||||
| Payments of debt financing costs | (544 | ) | — | ||||
| Repayments of long-term debt | (602,277 | ) | (19,375 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from accounts receivable financing agreement | 65,000 | 6,600 | |||||
| Repayments of accounts receivable financing agreement | — | (6,600 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | — | 300,000 | |||||
| Repayments of revolving line of credit | — | (150,000 | ) | ||||
| Payments of contingent consideration related to acquisitions | (6,196 | ) | (26,634 | ) | |||
| Payments of finance leases | (8,380 | ) | (8,904 | ) | |||
| Payments for repurchases of common stock | (117,521 | ) | (32,029 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from exercises of stock options | 14,482 | 12,784 | |||||
| Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation | (29,892 | ) | (19,604 | ) | |||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (190,823 | ) | 56,238 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (4,730 | ) | 5,218 | ||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (11,038 | ) | 179,341 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of period | 272,173 | 163,689 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of period | $ | 261,135 | $ | 343,030 | |||
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| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||
| Net income, as reported | $ | 41,905 | $ | 3,911 | $ | 80,629 | $ | 37,485 | |||||||
| Interest expense, net | 22,619 | 21,562 | 45,876 | 47,684 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 9,134 | 3,737 | 17,421 | 11,938 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 18,158 | 17,304 | 36,605 | 34,529 | |||||||||||
| Amortization (a) | 39,553 | 38,717 | 79,044 | 77,599 | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | 131,369 | 85,231 | 259,575 | 209,235 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other costs (b) | 3,966 | 8,171 | 11,194 | 16,891 | |||||||||||
| Transaction and integration-related expenses (c) | 12,847 | 3,368 | 20,420 | 10,945 | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation (d) | 16,439 | 16,175 | 33,792 | 32,173 | |||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net (e) | 7,827 | 5,761 | (2,029 | ) | (13,169 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt (f) | 2,199 | — | 2,802 | — | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 174,647 | $ | 118,706 | $ | 325,754 | $ | 256,075 | |||||||
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| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income: | |||||||||||||||
| Net income, as reported | $ | 41,905 | $ | 3,911 | $ | 80,629 | $ | 37,485 | |||||||
| Amortization (a) | 39,553 | 38,717 | 79,044 | 77,599 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other costs (b) | 3,966 | 8,171 | 11,194 | 16,891 | |||||||||||
| Transaction and integration-related expenses (c) | 12,847 | 3,368 | 20,420 | 10,945 | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation (d) | 16,439 | 16,175 | 33,792 | 32,173 | |||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net (e) | 7,827 | 5,761 | (2,029 | ) | (13,169 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt (f) | 2,199 | — | 2,802 | — | |||||||||||
| Income tax adjustment to normalized rate (g) | (22,995 | ) | (15,425 | ) | (40,965 | ) | (29,789 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 101,741 | $ | 60,678 | $ | 184,887 | $ | 132,135 | |||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 105,019 | 105,219 | 105,238 | 105,430 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.97 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 1.76 | $ | 1.25 | |||||||
- Represents the amortization of intangible assets associated with acquired backlog, customer relationships, trade names and trademarks, and intellectual property.
- Restructuring and other costs consist primarily of severance costs associated with a reduction/optimization of our workforce in line with our expectations of future business operations and termination costs in connection with abandonment and closure of redundant facilities and other lease-related charges.
- Represents fees associated with acquisitions, stock repurchases and secondary stock offerings, debt placement and refinancings, and other corporate transactions costs.
- Represents non-cash share-based compensation expense related to awards granted under equity incentive plans.
- Other expense (income) is comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses.
- Loss on extinguishment of debt is associated with debt prepayments and refinancing activities.
- Represents the income tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments made to arrive at adjusted net income using an estimated effective tax rate of approximately 24.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020. These rates have been adjusted to exclude tax impacts related to valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets.
| Syneos Health, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP | |||||||||||||||
| Full Year 2021 Guidance | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Prior Guidance Issued April 29, 2021 | Updated Guidance Issued August 9, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income | $ | 212.3 | $ | 236.8 | $ | 206.6 | $ | 222.0 | |||||||
| Adjustments (a): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 87.0 | 89.0 | 84.0 | 87.0 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 91.0 | 101.5 | 88.6 | 95.2 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 77.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 80.0 | |||||||||||
| Amortization | 158.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | 625.3 | 663.3 | 615.2 | 642.2 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other costs | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | |||||||||||
| Transaction and integration-related expenses | 36.0 | 36.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 68.0 | 69.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | (9.9 | ) | (9.9 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (2.0 | ) | |||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 745.0 | $ | 785.0 | $ | 750.0 | $ | 780.0 | |||||||
| Prior Guidance issued April 29, 2021 | Updated Guidance issued August 9, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Net Income | Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share | Adjusted Net Income | Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share | $ | 212.3 | $ | 236.8 | $ | 2.01 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 206.6 | $ | 222.0 | $ | 1.96 | $ | 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization (a) | 158.0 | 158.0 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 158.0 | 158.0 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other costs (a) | 25.0 | 26.0 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 0.24 | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction and integration-related expenses (a) | 36.0 | 36.0 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 0.41 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation (a) | 68.0 | 69.0 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 0.63 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net (a) | (9.9 | ) | (9.9 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt (a) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax adjustment to normalized rate (b) | (48.5 | ) | (47.6 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (52.6 | ) | (52.0 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.49 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share (c) | $ | 441.5 | $ | 468.9 | $ | 4.17 | $ | 4.42 | $ | 446.8 | $ | 465.8 | $ | 4.25 | $ | 4.43 | |||||||||||||||||
a. Amounts are estimates with an estimated range of +/- 5% and are presented gross without the benefit of associated income tax deduction.
b. Income tax expense is calculated and the adjustments are tax-affected at an approximate effective rate of 24.0%, which represents the Company's estimated full year non-GAAP effective tax rate.
c. Guidance for Adjusted Diluted EPS is based on an expectation of a fully diluted weighted average share count for the year ending December 31, 2021 of approximately 105.2 million shares, which will vary by quarter.
