The chart below shows how FI performed 10 days before and after its earnings report, based on data from the past quarters. Typically, FI sees a -3.20% change in stock price 10 days leading up to the earnings, and a -0.50% change 10 days following the report. On the earnings day itself, the stock moves by +1.42%. This data can give you a slight idea of what to expect for the next quarter's release.
Positive
Strong Earnings Performance: Fiserve delivered another strong quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $2.30, up 17%, driven by strong revenue growth and further operating margin expansion across our businesses.
Revenue and Margin Improvement: Adjusted revenue growth was 7% and adjusted operating margin rose 170 basis points to 40.2%.
Organic Revenue Increase: Organic revenue growth was 15%.
Free Cash Flow Highlights: Our free cash flow was $1.9 billion in the quarter and $3.3 billion year-to-date, and we returned $1.3 billion to shareholders via share repurchase.
Merchant Solutions Growth: It was another strong quarter of growth in the Merchant Solutions segment, with organic revenue up 24%.
Negative
Adjusted Operating Loss: Adjusted operating loss was $112 million in the quarter and $394 million year-to-date, in line with expectations.
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate: The adjusted effective tax rate in the quarter was 18.8% and 19.0% year-to-date.
Total Debt Outstanding: Total debt outstanding was $25.3 billion on September 30.
Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio Decrease: Our debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA ratio went down from 2.8 times in the second quarter to 2.7 times in the third quarter.
Operating Loss Analysis: The corporate adjusted operating loss was $112 million in the quarter and $394 million year-to-date.
Fiserv, Inc. (FI) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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