Broadridge Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results

Recurring revenues grew 3%; up 4% constant currency

Closed sales rose 21% to $57 million

Diluted EPS was $0.68 and Adjusted EPS was $1.00

Raising FY'25 guidance to include 6-8% Recurring revenue growth constant currency;
reaffirming 8-12% Adjusted EPS growth

NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2024 of its fiscal year 2025. Results compared with the same period last year were as follows:



     
              Summary Financial Results                                First Quarter



     
              Dollars in millions, except per share data   2025    2024              Change








     Recurring revenues                                      $900    $871                 3 %



          Constant currency growth (Non-GAAP)                                           4 %



     Total revenues                                        $1,423  $1,431               (1 %)





     Operating income                                        $134    $148               (9 %)



     
                   Margin                                 9.4 % 10.4 %





     Adjusted Operating income (Non-GAAP)                    $185    $199               (7 %)



     
                   Margin (Non-GAAP)                     13.0 % 13.9 %





     Diluted EPS                                            $0.68   $0.76              (11 %)



     Adjusted EPS (Non-GAAP)                                $1.00   $1.09               (8 %)





     Closed sales                                             $57     $48                21 %

"Broadridge's first quarter results keep us on track to deliver a strong fiscal year 2025," said Tim Gokey, Broadridge CEO. "In a seasonally small quarter, Recurring revenue constant currency grew 4% and Adjusted EPS was $1.00. Closed sales rose 21%, highlighting continued strong demand for our solutions.

"We continue to execute on our strategy to democratize and digitize investing, simplify and innovate trading, and modernize wealth management. That execution is driving our results in the form of strong sales, a growing sales pipeline, and continued product innovation," he continued.

"We are raising our Fiscal Year 2025 outlook for Recurring revenue growth to 6-8%, reflecting strong organic growth and our recently closed acquisition of SIS. We are also reaffirming our guidance of 8-12% Adjusted EPS growth and strong Closed sales of $290-330 million," Mr. Gokey concluded.

Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Guidance


                                                              FY'25 Guidance                Updates




     Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP)           6 - 8%            Previously
                                                                                               5-7%



     Adjusted Operating income margin (Non-GAAP)                       ~20% No Change



     Adjusted Earnings per share growth (Non-GAAP)                  8 - 12% No Change



     Closed sales                                          
       $290 - $330M  No Change

Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 compared to First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024

    --  Total revenues decreased 1% to $1,423 million from $1,431 million.
        --  Recurring revenues increased $29 million, or 3%, to $900 million.
            Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 4%, driven
            by Net New Business in ICS and Internal Growth in GTO.
        --  Event-driven revenues decreased $24 million, or 28%, to $63 million,
            driven by lower corporate action activity and lower volume of mutual
            fund proxy communications.
        --  Distribution revenues decreased $13 million, or 3%, to $460 million,
            driven by lower volume of event-driven mailings partially offset by
            the postage rate increase of approximately $23 million.
    --  Operating income was $134 million, a decrease of $14 million, or 9%.
        Operating income margin decreased to 9.4%, compared to 10.4% for the
        prior year period, primarily due to lower event-driven revenues
        partially offset by higher Recurring revenues.
        --  Adjusted Operating income was $185 million, a decrease of $14
            million, or 7%. Adjusted Operating income margin was 13.0% compared
            to 13.9% for the prior year period. The combination of lower
            distribution revenue and modestly higher float income negatively
            impacted margins by 30 basis points.
    --  Interest expense, net was $32 million, a decrease of $1 million,
        primarily due to a decrease in average borrowings.
    --  The effective tax rate was 20.4% compared to 19.5% in the prior year
        period. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30,
        2024 was primarily driven by a decrease in discrete tax benefits
        relative to pre-tax income due to a lower excess tax benefit related to
        equity compensation.
    --  Net earnings decreased 12% to $80 million and Adjusted Net earnings
        decreased 9% to $118 million.
        --  Diluted earnings per share decreased 11% to $0.68, compared to $0.76
            in the prior year period, and
        --  Adjusted earnings per share decreased 8% to $1.00, compared to $1.09
            in the prior year period.

Segment and Other Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 compared to First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024

Investor Communication Solutions ("ICS")

    --  Total revenues were $1,016 million, a decrease of $13 million, or 1%.
        --  Recurring revenues increased $24 million or 5%, to $493 million.
            Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 5%, driven
            by Net New Business.
        --  By product line, Recurring revenue growth and Recurring revenue
            growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) were as follows:
            --  Regulatory rose 6% and 6%, respectively, which included the
                impact of equity position growth of 3% and mutual fund/ETF
                position growth of 6%.
            --  Data-driven fund solutions rose 6% and 6%, respectively, driven
                primarily by growth in our global distribution insights and
                retirement and workplace products.
            --  Issuer rose 8% and 8%, respectively, driven by growth in
                shareholder engagement solutions and disclosure solutions
                products.
            --  Customer communications rose 3% and 3%, respectively, driven by
                growth in print revenues and digital communications.
        --  Event-driven revenues decreased $24 million, or 28%, to $63 million,
            driven by lower corporate action activity and lower volume of mutual
            fund proxy communications.
        --  Distribution revenues decreased $13 million, or 3%, to $460 million,
            driven by lower volume of event-driven mailings partially offset by
            the postage rate increase of approximately $23 million.
    --  Earnings before income taxes decreased by $19 million, or 16%, to $97
        million, as the benefit from higher Recurring revenue was more than
        offset by lower event-driven revenue. Operating expenses rose 1%, or $6
        million to $919 million as lower distribution volumes more than offset
        the impact of the postage rate increase.
    --  Pre-tax margins decreased to 9.5% from 11.2% in the prior period.

Global Technology and Operations ("GTO")

    --  Recurring revenues were $407 million, an increase of $5 million, or 1%.
        Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 2%, all
        organic, driven by Internal Growth. Net New Business was flat as revenue
        from new sales was offset by losses.
    --  By product line, Recurring revenue growth and the corresponding
        Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) were as follows:
        --  Capital Markets rose 5% and 5%, respectively, driven by Net New
            Business and Internal Growth. Internal Growth benefited from higher
            trading volumes.
        --  Wealth and Investment Management declined 5% and 4%, respectively,
            driven primarily by the ongoing impact of a large client loss which
            reduced revenue growth by approximately 10 points.
    --  Earnings before income taxes were $47 million, an increase of $14
        million, or 41% from a combination of higher revenues and lower
        expenses, including lower labor costs.
    --  Pre-tax margins increased to 11.6% from 8.4%.

Other

    --  Loss before income tax increased to $44 million from $36 million in the
        prior year period, primarily due to higher compensation and other
        Corporate expenses, including Acquisition and Integration Costs of $2
        million.

Acquisition of SIS

On November 1, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of Kyndryl's Securities Industry Services ("SIS") business ("SIS Business") to provide wealth management, capital markets, and information technology solutions in Canada, expanding the Company's product offerings in the GTO reportable segment. The total purchase price, translated to U.S. dollars, was approximately $185 million.

Earnings Conference Call

An analyst conference call will be held today, November 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis. To listen to the live event and access the slide presentation, visit Broadridge's Investor Relations website at www.broadridge-ir.com prior to the start of the webcast. To listen to the call, investors may also dial 1-877-328-2502 within the United States and international callers may dial 1-412-317-5419. A replay of the webcast will be available and can be accessed in the same manner as the live webcast at the Broadridge Investor Relations site. Through November 12, 2024, the recording will also be available by dialing 1-877-344-7529 within the United States or 1-412-317-0088 for international callers, using passcode 7370329 for either dial-in number.

Explanation and Reconciliation of the Company's Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company's results in this press release are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP except where otherwise noted. In certain circumstances, results have been presented that are not generally accepted accounting principles measures ("Non-GAAP"). These Non-GAAP measures are Adjusted Operating income, Adjusted Operating income margin, Adjusted Net earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, Free cash flow, and Recurring revenue growth constant currency. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results.

The Company believes our Non-GAAP financial measures help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the Company's business performance. Management believes that Non-GAAP measures provide consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of the Company's operating results and trends by providing an additional basis for comparison. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to, among other things, evaluate our ongoing operations, and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these Non-GAAP financial measures in managing our business, the Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors incorporates Non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process for determining management compensation.

Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income Margin, Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

These Non-GAAP measures are adjusted to exclude the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items the exclusion of which management believes provides insight regarding our ongoing operating performance. Depending on the period presented, these adjusted measures exclude the impact of certain of the following items:

(i) Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, which represent non-cash amortization expenses associated with the Company's acquisition activities

(ii) Acquisition and Integration Costs, which represent certain transaction and integration costs associated with the Company's acquisition activities.

We exclude Acquisition and Integration Costs from our Adjusted Operating income (as applicable) and other adjusted earnings measures because excluding such information provides us with an understanding of the results from the primary operations of our business and enhances comparability across fiscal reporting periods, as these items are not reflective of our underlying operations or performance.

We also exclude the impact of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, as these non-cash amounts are significantly impacted by the timing and size of individual acquisitions and do not factor into the Company's capital allocation decisions, management compensation metrics or multi-year objectives. Furthermore, management believes that this adjustment enables better comparison of our results as Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property will not recur in future periods once such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Although we exclude Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property from our adjusted earnings measures, our management believes that it is important for investors to understand that these intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Any future acquisitions may result in the amortization of additional intangible assets.

Free cash flow

In addition to the Non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, we provide Free cash flow information because we consider Free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated that could be used for dividends, share repurchases, strategic acquisitions, other investments, as well as debt servicing. Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP financial measure and is defined by the Company as Net cash flows provided by operating activities less Capital expenditures as well as Software purchases and capitalized internal use software.

Recurring revenue growth constant currency

As a multi-national company, we are subject to variability of our reported U.S. dollar results due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The exclusion of the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations from our Recurring revenue growth, or what we refer to as amounts expressed "on a constant currency basis," is a Non-GAAP measure. We believe that excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations from our Recurring revenue growth provides additional information that enables enhanced comparison to prior periods.

Changes in Recurring revenue growth expressed on a constant currency basis are presented excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations. To present this information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in effect during the corresponding period of the comparative year, rather than at the actual average exchange rates in effect during the current fiscal year.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and other written or oral statements made from time to time by representatives of Broadridge may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature, and which may be identified by the use of words such as "expects," "assumes," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "we believe," "could be," "on track," and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. In particular, information appearing in the "Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Guidance" section and statements about our three-year objectives are forward-looking statements.

These statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. These risks and uncertainties include those risk factors described and discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Report"), as they may be updated in any future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in the 2024 Annual Report.

These risks include:

    --  changes in laws and regulations affecting Broadridge's clients or the
        services provided by Broadridge;
    --  Broadridge's reliance on a relatively small number of clients, the
        continued financial health of those clients, and the continued use by
        such clients of Broadridge's services with favorable pricing terms;
    --  a material security breach or cybersecurity attack affecting the
        information of Broadridge's clients;
    --  declines in participation and activity in the securities markets;
    --  the failure of Broadridge's key service providers to provide the
        anticipated levels of service;
    --  a disaster or other significant slowdown or failure of Broadridge's
        systems or error in the performance of Broadridge's services;
    --  overall market, economic and geopolitical conditions and their impact on
        the securities markets;
    --  the success of Broadridge in retaining and selling additional services
        to its existing clients and in obtaining new clients;
    --  Broadridge's failure to keep pace with changes in technology and demands
        of its clients;
    --  competitive conditions;
    --  Broadridge's ability to attract and retain key personnel; and
    --  the impact of new acquisitions and divestitures.

There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. We can give no assurances that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition.

Broadridge disclaims any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.

About Broadridge

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with over $6 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. In addition, Broadridge's technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of on average more than U.S. $10 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is a part of the S&P 500(®) Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about Broadridge, please visit www.broadridge.com.

Contact Information

Investors
broadridgeir@broadridge.com

Media
Gregg.rosenberg@broadridge.com


                    
              
                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                                                 (Unaudited)





     
                In millions, except per share amounts                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                               September 30,


                                                                                              2024               2023



     Revenues                                                                            $1,422.9           $1,431.1



     Operating expenses:



           Cost of revenues                                                               1,075.0            1,075.3



           Selling, general and administrative expenses                                     213.4              207.3



           Total operating expenses                                                       1,288.4            1,282.6



     Operating income                                                                       134.4              148.4



     Interest expense, net                                                                 (32.3)            (33.4)



     Other non-operating income (expenses), net                                             (1.9)             (2.1)



     Earnings before income taxes                                                           100.3              112.9



     Provision for income taxes                                                              20.5               22.0



     Net earnings                                                                           $79.8              $90.9





     Basic earnings per share                                                               $0.68              $0.77



     Diluted earnings per share                                                             $0.68              $0.76





     Weighted-average shares outstanding:



           Basic                                                                            116.9              117.9



           Diluted                                                                          118.1              119.2




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


                                                                      
              
       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                                                   
     
                (Unaudited)





     
                In millions, except per share amounts                                                                   September 30,  June 30,
                                                                                                                                    2024       2024



     
                Assets



     Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                   $292.8     $304.4



     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10.3 and $9.7,                                               895.3    1,065.6


     respectively



     Other current assets                                                                                                         162.2      170.9



     Total current assets                                                                                                       1,350.2    1,540.9



     Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                           160.3      162.2



     Goodwill                                                                                                                   3,511.7    3,469.4



     Intangible assets, net                                                                                                     1,265.4    1,307.2



     Deferred client conversion and start-up costs                                                                                882.0      892.1



     Other non-current assets                                                                                                     847.4      870.6



     Total assets                                                                                                              $8,017.1   $8,242.4



     
                Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity



     Current liabilities:



     Payables and accrued expenses                                                                                               $771.4   $1,194.4



     Contract liabilities                                                                                                         201.1      227.4



     Total current liabilities                                                                                                    972.4    1,421.8



     Long-term debt                                                                                                             3,585.9    3,355.1



     Deferred taxes                                                                                                               256.3      277.3



     Contract liabilities                                                                                                         457.4      469.2



     Other non-current liabilities                                                                                                538.5      550.9



     Total liabilities                                                                                                          5,810.7    6,074.2



     Stockholders' equity:



     Preferred stock: Authorized, 25.0 shares; issued and outstanding, none



     Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized, 650.0 shares; issued, 154.5                                                         1.6        1.6


     and 154.5 shares, respectively; outstanding, 116.9 and 116.7 shares,


     respectively



     Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                 1,580.3    1,552.5



     Retained earnings                                                                                                          3,412.0    3,435.1



     Treasury stock, at cost: 37.6 and 37.8 shares, respectively                                                              (2,484.9) (2,489.2)



     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                              (302.5)   (331.7)



     Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                 2,206.4    2,168.2



     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                                                $8,017.1   $8,242.4




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


                                                 
              
                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                                   
              
                (Unaudited)





     
                In millions                                                                                                      Three Months Ended

                                                                                                                                     September 30,


                                                                                                                            2024     2023



     
                Cash Flows From Operating Activities



     Net earnings                                                                                                         $79.8    $90.9



     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operating activities:



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                         32.3     29.4



     Amortization of acquired intangibles and purchased intellectual property                                              48.2     50.8



     Amortization of other assets                                                                                          42.8     39.3



     Write-down of long-lived assets and related charges                                                                    0.1      5.6



     Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                      14.9     16.4



     Deferred income taxes                                                                                               (17.3)     2.2



     Other                                                                                                                (7.6)  (15.3)



     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired:



                    Accounts receivable, net                                                                              179.8     68.4



                    Other current assets                                                                                    8.7    (8.6)



                    Payables and accrued expenses                                                                       (453.7) (294.2)



                    Contract liabilities                                                                                 (21.8)   (7.8)



                    Other non-current assets                                                                             (28.7)  (38.8)



                    Other non-current liabilities                                                                         (3.0)   (0.3)



     Net cash flows from operating activities                                                                           (125.5)  (62.0)



     
                Cash Flows From Investing Activities



     Capital expenditures                                                                                                 (7.9)   (4.7)



     Software purchases and capitalized internal use software                                                            (24.2)   (9.7)



     Acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                                                                   (8.0)



     Net cash flows from investing activities                                                                            (40.1)  (14.4)



     
                Cash Flows From Financing Activities



     Debt proceeds                                                                                                        470.0    462.7



     Debt repayments                                                                                                    (240.0) (192.7)



     Dividends paid                                                                                                      (93.4)  (85.6)



     Purchases of Treasury stock                                                                                          (0.3) (161.1)



     Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                                               17.8     37.7



     Other financing activities                                                                                           (2.3)   (3.7)



     Net cash flows from financing activities                                                                             151.8     57.3



     Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents                                                           2.1      0.8



     Net change in Cash and cash equivalents                                                                             (11.6)  (18.3)



     Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                                       304.4    252.3



     Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                            $292.8   $234.0




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


                            
              
                Segment Results

                              
              
                (Unaudited)





     
                In millions                                                                   Three Months Ended

                                                                                                  September 30,


                                                                                            2024       2023



     
                Revenues



     Investor Communication Solutions                                                  $1,015.6   $1,028.6



     Global Technology and Operations                                                     407.2      402.4



     Total                                                                             $1,422.9   $1,431.1





     
                Earnings before Income Taxes



     Investor Communication Solutions                                                     $96.5     $115.2



     Global Technology and Operations                                                      47.4       33.7



     Other                                                                               (43.7)    (36.0)



     Total                                                                               $100.3     $112.9





     Pre-tax margins:



     Investor Communication Solutions                                                     9.5 %    11.2 %



     Global Technology and Operations                                                    11.6 %     8.4 %





     
                Amortization of acquired intangibles and purchased intellectual property



     Investor Communication Solutions                                                     $11.6      $11.4



     Global Technology and Operations                                                      36.6       39.4



            Total                                                                         $48.2      $50.8




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


      
              
                Supplemental Reporting Detail - Additional Product Line Reporting

                                 
              
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                In millions                                                                           Three Months Ended

                                                                                                            September 30,


                                                                                  2024              2023                          %
                                                                                                                      Change



     
                Investor Communication Solutions



     Regulatory                                                                $189.9            $179.4                        6 %



     Data-driven fund solutions                                                 108.0             101.8                        6 %



     Issuer                                                                      30.9              28.5                        8 %



     Customer communications                                                    164.2             159.1                        3 %



              Total ICS Recurring revenues                                      493.1             468.8                        5 %





     Equity and other                                                            21.1              40.8                     (48 %)



     Mutual funds                                                                41.9              46.1                      (9 %)



              Total ICS Event-driven revenues                                    63.0              86.9                     (28 %)





     Distribution revenues                                                      459.5             473.0                      (3 %)





     Total ICS Revenues                                                      $1,015.6          $1,028.6                      (1 %)





     
                Global Technology and Operations



     Capital markets                                                           $261.0            $248.5                        5 %



     Wealth and investment management                                           146.2             153.9                      (5 %)



              Total GTO Recurring revenues                                      407.2             402.4                        1 %





              Total Revenues                                                 $1,422.9          $1,431.1                      (1 %)





     
                Revenues by Type



     Recurring revenues                                                        $900.3            $871.2                        3 %



     Event-driven revenues                                                       63.0              86.9                     (28 %)



     Distribution revenues                                                      459.5             473.0                      (3 %)



              Total Revenues                                                 $1,422.9          $1,431.1                      (1 %)




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


                                
              
           Select Operating Metrics

                                      
              
           (Unaudited)





     
                In millions                                                          Three Months Ended

                                                                                           September 30,


                                                                             2024  2023                    Change





     Closed sales (a)                                                      $57.5 $47.6                      21 %





     Record Growth (b)



     Equity positions (Stock records)                                        3 %  8 %



     Mutual fund/ETF positions (Interim records)                             6 %  3 %





     Internal Trade Growth (c)                                              10 % 15 %




     
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.



     (a) Refer to the "Results of Operations" section of Broadridge's Form 10-Q for a description of Closed sales and its calculation.


      (b) Record Growth is comprised of stock record growth and interim record growth. Stock record growth (also referred to as "SRG" or "equity position growth") measures the estimated annual change in positions eligible for equity proxy materials. Interim record growth (also referred to as "IRG" or "mutual fund/ETF position growth") measures the estimated
       change in mutual fund and exchange traded fund positions eligible for interim communications. These metrics are calculated from equity proxy and mutual fund/ETF position data reported to Broadridge for the same issuers or funds in both the current and prior year periods.



     (c) Represents the estimated change in daily average trade volumes for clients whose contracts are linked to trade volumes and who were on Broadridge's trading platforms in both the current and prior year periods.


                                                
              
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Measures

                                                                
              
                (Unaudited)





     
                In millions, except per share amounts                                                                     Three Months Ended

                                                                                                                              September 30,


                                                                                                                      2024    2023



     
                Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income



     Operating income (GAAP)                                                                                       $134.4  $148.4



     Adjustments:



     Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property                                        48.2    50.8



     Acquisition and Integration Costs                                                                                2.2



     Adjusted Operating income (Non-GAAP)                                                                          $184.8  $199.3



     Operating income margin (GAAP)                                                                                 9.4 % 10.4 %



     Adjusted Operating income margin (Non-GAAP)                                                                   13.0 % 13.9 %





     
                Reconciliation of Adjusted Net earnings



     Net earnings (GAAP)                                                                                            $79.8   $90.9



     Adjustments:



     Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property                                        48.2    50.8



     Acquisition and Integration Costs                                                                                2.2



          Subtotal of adjustments                                                                                    50.3    50.8



     Tax impact of adjustments (a)                                                                                 (11.9) (12.2)



     Adjusted Net earnings (Non-GAAP)                                                                              $118.3  $129.6





     
                Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS



     Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)                                                                              $0.68   $0.76



     Adjustments:



     Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property                                        0.41    0.43



     Acquisition and Integration Costs                                                                               0.02



          Subtotal of adjustments                                                                                    0.43    0.43



     Tax impact of adjustments (a)                                                                                 (0.10) (0.10)



     Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)                                                                         $1.00   $1.09



     (a) Calculated using the GAAP effective tax rate, adjusted to exclude $3.1 million and $5.0 million of excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. For purposes of calculating the Adjusted earnings per share, the same adjustments were made on a per share basis.


                                                                                                              Three Months Ended
                                                                                             September 30,


                                                                                            2024              2023



     
                Reconciliation of Free cash flow



     Net cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)                                   $(125.5)          $(62.0)



     Capital expenditures and Software purchases and capitalized internal use software   (32.1)           (14.4)



     Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)                                                         $(157.6)          $(76.4)



     
                Reconciliation of Recurring Revenue Growth Constant Currency




                                                                                                           Three Months Ended September 30, 2024



     
                Investor Communication Solutions                             Regulatory           Data-                         Issuer               Customer Total
                                                                                             Driven                                              Comms.
                                                                                              Fund
                                                                                           Solutions



     Recurring revenue growth (GAAP)                                                  6 %             6 %                            8 %                    3 %   5 %



     Impact of foreign currency exchange                                              0 %             0 %                            0 %                    0 %   0 %



     Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP)                            6 %             6 %                            8 %                    3 %   5 %


                                                                     Three Months Ended September 30, 2024



     
                Global Technology and Operations         Capital
                                                             Markets                    Wealth and         Total
                                                                            Investment
                                                                            Management



     Recurring revenue growth (GAAP)                            5 %                         (5 %)           1 %



     Impact of foreign currency exchange                        0 %                           1 %           0 %



     Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP)      5 %                         (4 %)           2 %


                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            September 30, 2024



     
                Consolidated                                                Total



     Recurring revenue growth (GAAP)                                                  3 %



     Impact of foreign currency exchange                                              0 %



     Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP)                            4 %




              
                Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


                                  
              
                Fiscal Year 2025 Guidance

                         
              
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Measures

           
              
                Adjusted Earnings Per Share Growth and Adjusted Operating Income Margin

                                         
              
                (Unaudited)







     FY25 Recurring revenue growth



     Impact of foreign currency exchange (a)                                                                (0.5%) - 0%



     Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP)                                                       6 - 8%





     FY25 Adjusted Operating income margin (b)



     Operating income margin % (GAAP)                                                                              ~17%



     Adjusted Operating income margin % (Non-GAAP)                                                                 ~20%





     FY25 Adjusted earnings per share growth rate (c)



     Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)                                                                          20 -25%
                                                                                                                  growth



     Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)                                                               8 -12% growth




     (a) Based on forward rates as of September 2024.



     (b) Adjusted Operating income margin guidance (Non-GAAP) is adjusted to exclude the approximately $200 million impact of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, and Acquisition and Integration Costs.



     (c) Adjusted earnings per share growth guidance (Non-GAAP) is adjusted to exclude the approximately $1.35 per share impact of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, and Acquisition and Integration Costs, and is calculated using diluted shares outstanding.

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