DXC - Earnings call transcript Q1 2023

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Operator

Good day everyone. My name is Kellyanne, and I will be your conference operator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the DXC Technology Q1 2023 earnings conference call. Today’s call is being recorded. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. there a remarks session. speakers the will question-and-answer be After [Operator Instructions]. I At turn would the time, conference to like this Mr. over to John Investor and of Head Relations. Sweeney, Marketing Please sir. go ahead,

John Sweeney

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Mike Salvino

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Ken Sharp

Mike. you, Thank

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deployment, in we debt capital via to and of available to to let about we of FY reducing better asset generation on As finance debt. for interplay approximately borrowings of capital we manage capital and or cash capital XX think to expect XX, fixed lease discuss to lease leasing, XXX expect take moment our repay XXX leases reductions, reduce available capital allocation. million million a capital the FY In purchases for me cash Based originations. efforts

originations to capital be our provides for debt capital would at XXX staying target So or of or $XXX allocation further between borrow lower level the our an borrowings, capital flexibility by debt approximately million. lease lease reduced the repayments million and debt either The by reduction delever.

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we repurchase halfway of of our complete are share reporting achieve are recent XXX are on end portfolio As track through fiscal Further, to cash proceeds we our discussed the prior June, our initiative. results. this track million to $X and previously to program on our to billion shaping year of due

to percent guidance our of second higher to revenue growth X.X% to to X.X%, earnings two is for $X.XX. revenue X.X%. expected million. a headwind as or year-over-year. share EBIT key to $XX and minus of Turning our of billion continue X.XX minus about we cost as to guidance, Organic $X.XX face the to Adjusted X.X% diluted by revenue non-GAAP, margin headwinds produce foreign from X% of billion, to are quarter a almost X.XX expected million FX, revenue of per Divestitures items addressed in be revenue currency XXX

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guidance FY our reaffirming 'XX. confidence are execute. our our We This for reflects and to ability

have more our we with to progress make While margins.

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Mike Salvino

leave Thanks, few points. let And with me you a key Ken.

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Operator

Cowen. first Bryan will Thank Instructions] We [Operator from you. Bergin hear with today

Bryan Bergin

wanted to Hi, demand guys. question. Good just Thank start you. on first afternoon. I

talk you are ex seeing any between are your conversations clients that conversion? behavior push you've to relates progressing? in conversion? break in cycle macro talked change own, there? you're anything it cycles how and So or are us down maybe if And if timing, decisions, just difference can there U.S. any but conscious that you seeing client causing U.S. about Just outs as some uncertainty? the can in just Is about you Understanding, deal this

Mike Salvino

Okay.

your thanks Bryan, the good question. So And to for voice. hear

the real saying start difference between we're not and Europe APAC. first by seeing U.S. and a me Let

aside. that So let's put

let's by demand demand analytics XX.X%. and second GBS The at our and X.XX, we're there the if look there. is, because by book-to-bill demand it results GIS. now The have wasn't of And is also can’t the the engineering and seeing business you grow thing definitely GBS in the

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Bryan Bergin

for appreciate answering I Okay. my question.

Mike Salvino

looking? that is Was color the that looking? color Bryan, the you're you're

Bryan Bergin

was. it Yes,

And But kind risk appreciate you the So for was of that. I to me. answered ask of about of deals. going that loss those

the up ask flow. I'll Follow maybe cash here. So free

reduction to free Ken, comparable cash is this Just cadence of kind of million, rest projecting the you of how over course the flow are half of operational. the year? half FX margin XXX And that

Mike Salvino

Hey, Brian.

deals now So those just not with like real All a pricing we we to that pricing. no. do And was actively them do the they're not pushed right that why expect out. lost, large the One, me that it's are right. Fair because enough? pivot I'll deals; fast two, working them let show I gave the right we're

Bryan Bergin

Yes. Understood.

Mike Salvino

Okay. free flow. cash

Ken Sharp

Yes.

quick two maybe things. just So

down So to was XXX to We it's front some take but quarters XXX% cash expect expect the in margin. it the us. million, throughout a or of off, of margin thought bit, guide good and have and fully really then sensible year that build probably round that to

Bryan Bergin

right, thanks, guys. All

Operator

We will Deutsche Bryan question Bank. take Keane from with our

Bryan Keane

I'll Hi, ask guess Good afternoon. guys. about the margins. I

quarter see months too, you you I'm when you two just GBS. were months I'm I for in surprised quarter, surprised to And two that way I the guidance it guidance. since it just you little first were already the And the think you the gave quarter. first a surprised for guys shortfall into in already gave almost did the guess margin

on? the it long So how a little maybe to going Why fix? just take to is color and surprise

Mike Salvino

so I'm surprise. it's not (sic) a [Darren] sure Well, Bryan,

Okay.

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also We scaled Romania. Russia, we look we Serbia, you Poland, right, scaled when at we scaled

increased wouldn't a standpoint, that stuff, I surprise. and whether we it that months it months, call month, increased and one massive from two three So or we

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calls, incredibly to So we're are some well. longer us making short-term think we serve that term going

Ken Sharp

And [Darren] moving I would (sic) Bryan, add, also I QX. of mean, in there's a pieces lot

So that you dealing move was think about it, the pension Mike about with the in unprecedented talking impact Russia, FX.

to would I in our off and a then, with bit capability a just side, scripts, our out to make little on appropriate. cost would optimization, knowledge as And we and dollars, cost offshore on sure transfer it to we work trying maybe about concentration side moved the this, little of building on say been And did the we working and certainly we've we like. FX we're So the back. up the which us build it, the slower U.S. be move it that than catch really talked finally thoughtful and guard that

of just in, our guide, missed I put moving think but your pieces it's there's in lot a point say QX. months your about two safe to get the into all we year, we I that

Mike Salvino

And Bryan, not correct. that's Darren

Bryan Keane

It's sorry. Bryan. Yes,

Mike Salvino

calling Bryan, Darren, about good. sorry you not that's

Sorry that. about

Bryan Keane

the to are was dropped, in then with But margin confidence one still right confident and are you you margins to going confidence follow-up have up other the That's going can some to I investors questions. how doesn't if down? to that outlook reiterated, think that that the be hit XX% adjusted right. long-term is XX%. target? I'm XX in my come I the that Darren outlook, margin come Hopefully, And is think key year lose which can't is, fiscal the of and are EBIT Why of eventually sure.

Ken Sharp

mean, the structurally bottom line Bryan. No, we this is, two business. we things, fixing are -- have I

margins have there, offshore that's machine. look once get better then, we will So when business. onshore the you in piece, at GIS the basically we And a

two So in then called eyes roughly when years and again. we million you that, in believe our in, let at I all And we to on of out we colleagues. XXX it terms our current based the annualized. of why XXX out we're took we customers of going look, through the cost look knew make looking decisions I take that's million, bed then, out year And ago, this

So look when enough. right, at all I fair that,

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Bryan Keane

for Thanks Great. the color, guys.

Mike Salvino

See Bryan. you,

Sorry, again.

Kellyanne, do who we next? Okay, have

Operator

Research. [Operator next hear from Rod Equity Bourgeois Instructions] We'll with DeepDive

Rod Bourgeois

Hey, guys.

So about your I journey. overall have a question turnaround

reason Also, for turnaround margin as encounter would that good there you could showed that concern March growth. some saw through June then clearly we bumps You better trade-offs progress and the be the you quarter, quarter. some June during some some the quarter, you hit pursue here in

the that's you in journey, are margin long-term reach targeting? long-term to that targets, turnaround of a seemingly you question forward So an bumps your you're get the overcome get your do in is number mean, recent to to how near-term appropriate road to my say how target? drive I go in revenue the trade if accurate growth And portrayal, past that margin hitting that is, to order off you're Thanks. it do trade-offs required the the

Mike Salvino

Okay.

break margin. let's the let's margin. Rod, and with start this into up And revenue So

GDN, Serbia, we to the margin Ukraine half could back the so into knowledge QX, situation in the to of get the hire and in work. decision the Romania, see to machine going the because doing offshore, you've invest was through QX and the the then, right, and the guide increases margin. transfer literally be on that, we folks through you're And because got short-term, that the and in look, made good basically going year, that the that's And we we're we're that the transfer, look to So and at when put I Poland, shape, working.

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of terms going two revenue, on. we In have things short-term long-term,

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we market. that those out we're the sorting Anytime only we're are pricing there usually command want to are more market, had there XX%. XX% We but aka they're the our kind And in in deals, are with not. increased outsourcing not think when at And that market and the recession look bigger customers a more they're this in cost long-term, in we're is margins we whether to really we deals can you how GIS they're and of think or consistent bigger. be reductions,

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Rod Bourgeois

so quick let up Okay, ask this. me a great. follow on then And just

there's business the deals? competitors, up trying something invest to struggling. seeing you some be a infrastructure clients better? problem move a into pay modern and a seeing they're the willing client more and of with in where out digital contract infrastructure infrastructure the these -- got can to business, solve? to really sort a to service to a are it clients to you willing of historical of call legacy messy it pay And approach And Are contracts that historically. lot that willing in Are in get that premium messy messy You've legacy to out particularly of

Mike Salvino

question And So that's on. yes. we're the your short focused what answer is

you around give me let some color So that.

go these to terms they're have large item, item why line deals, up, by paying that's you've get of these appropriate. Rod, where you when in literally got So we points to through line and

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mix a offshore. of have onshore got to you've So nice

forward. takes are the literally, it So they've understand market. and a the going while to about not little actually, they're moving that to the And having to those conversations good price delivery get in we're the to demand with got them worry a have

that you're Rod gives that hopefully you color looking the for. So

Rod Bourgeois

Now that's helpful. guys. Thanks,

Mike Salvino

the who's Rod. next Kellyanne Thanks, question?

Operator

will was We Jamie next Friedman from Susquehanna. hear

Jamie Friedman

The as engineering juggernaut that think almost because was business was well would still discretionary. was analytics just I somewhat year-over-year. Hi. of XX% I curious, a But up performed here. and it

So in performing give that well us be see how why may going just context you if this forward. it some about and environment you

Mike Salvino

Jamie. Thanks,

to seeing we're client So we deliver growth, I'll What engineering just with basically, during helping example their increased revenues analytics is, and script. you then we're able or increase go decrease cost. and back a gave both to the their the

of with the we're of gave the the created data, And a sense with down. points can retailer, situation more nice to a deal gone data. that lot is, in used data, that technology specific the dealing the you trying loyalty, and example, with so what's the all at imagine, specifically program, you this both retailer, of has during really their the the script and for right loyalty they've with the have moment, literally there's then instead I there on demand, costs data. as And the seen dealing loyalty So be really when can going and

that's have And what you because data the get discretionary, analytics it's place. of this cloud. And it a to now of and all in both and have So with, these that deal they're their categorized lot technology with more is trying does. what dealt as put they've business out infrastructure interesting customers engineering our times,

that in we're been continue it's because, proud going it's we to doing about now. to quarters that's perform expect digits, XX.X, double several So what for

So question. thanks that for

Jamie Friedman

You quarter for of terms but that you right. the Thanks of seasonality did we flow say outs the any cash free else year? aware for I All cash anything terms Mike. quarter, should wondering into flow. was the call And of Ken, good the then, in cadence be for mention heard in QX? for cash flows, but next that, free

Ken Sharp

be rest think flow Yes, year there cash Jamie. I should quarter I of think don't a good as the the think mean, no, the anything, well. was second quarter I and I

So kind of more heading going I forward. think into generation we're cash

Jamie Friedman

drop queue. it. Got I'll you. back Thank in the

Mike Salvino

next Jamie. Kellyanne question? Thanks,

Operator

BMO. That with will be from Brad

Brad Clark

sort wanted of expected where asking Hi. Thank a to out of business to trajectory you the about GBS start my could application to on taking sort the perhaps off it sort detriment flat of for I and flatten being question. growth. growth within It versus there.

it mentioned broader your view fits business within in that what GPS and demand on engineering, how obviously, the analytics and is you could but in for of within hone You strategically? sort and

Mike Salvino

of Oracle ServiceNow. seeing There custom do well those from is Well, doing we that stuff piece, part it's we're an again, then the four a all is, really what which build we demand there's we're up at. strategically do service and just break enterprise we're apps, SAP was there ground that we is good GBS and there's that's to what for The clients. pieces, right, an there's SAP clients application, custom apart, a particularly piece, a in and four in now what key business for of and really

that And leaning So typically, as the do And into infrastructure for year reason negative build out business the once engineers X so applications put build develop we're but you're good we're and what all the custom throughout with custom a good why is, the X see that really the that good right, can the that's -- again, because well. flattening stuff. infrastructure, is at our us. they running is negative that last was quarter, we

have be for good you the business So of just Don't lose that us. sight of that that's fine. another is Brad, performance the do a question? going to fact

Brad Clark

Yes, the guess margin just talk the cash quick in of free follow-up Can on for a Ken flow. its for region a you I the difference. put $XXX believe perhaps the said million cash should you reflective to that flow? and that margins mentioned revenue the more about sure you. we on thinking want be impact You extreme understanding. and portfolio Thank about just FX make have free how to and cadence I

Ken Sharp

the Brad. Yes. question, I appreciate

basis. a more a it of kind million than $XXX on kind look about have U.S. dollars, rata in at ballpark We you when pro cost of

And so not in down, therefore, impacting has, as to when come it the revenue it's what's margin that's caused well strengthens, only coming profit caused like down. the dollars to margin just addition the dollars compression it's the dollar really and and dollars

Mike Salvino

Kellyanne, question. let's take the next

Operator

you. Thank Lisa with MoffettNathanson. from come Ellis That will

Lisa Ellis

Or do in very realizing you you and what Are deals sell you're to value, Or kind just different quarter sort view literally it on bookings is investments and you're model you're perhaps able be is of a off in guys. pricing more bit good sales or get proposition shift of value to the I there than they've and investment? temporary races? talking sort just closed dynamic, once you afternoon, this, need Mike, the that more it to different selling follow-up to the go-to-market to way. are of requires to team this this ask you a about a make your or that to those Hey, a way this making, something wanted the with is done before? job like

Mike Salvino

something in look, systemic we're that putting is in terms of DXC. that's place mean, it I Well,

for about happen, folks, to mean I reviews of years not that and price we right sales that's us, instead are all those as the the Lisa several it's now, right, price with that now. in to a deals things expectation, know, because okay? deals hit certain to got or hoping about paying some they've you several going we And of future clear our been and come can be it's deals those margins, So, those the

times As a years five, ten, you know, folks those things. that these been lot those fifteen have deals running are old, of

taking that a going for So we're stack and it it the been company up sounds but inquiries. company leading are their from because how of I enough now. references us doing that is with deliver, we're to references the and can is those the folks too had are what that's with what's dealing built, hear much relates fun those deliver scope, why market them in with, they we on I there's taking these with that is coming down why and obviously, clients with know price that keep happen to here here and we've that so the then uncertainty it have sitting cliché we to and back that's take going quality through, was where bid do us the new then specific at that's coming and so to They've forth back. people you as scope we that the they've under a them to through for back that probably

not X.XX need the much on like and team calls hey, don't on really I I established, I book-to-bill especially the the those the like to So these at that margin not the sales backwards, a literally operating get No, that? if what to so new doing. to I do say, going is but committee and work. It's was when right, also And all it's do do reviewing making going them lower deals we're is have sure price.

in us that we to XX% see, fixing can making sure FY shutting you the 'XX. as margin should model, delivery coming that we're are deals off also not funnel help the XX% the get but So Lisa, only to in we're

Lisa Ellis

quarters still so. or you initially set outlook, seven XXXX maybe flattish the expectation at then, down to GIS it wrong, when modestly three in get follow-up your I running was or so GIS recollection and my of is is this And my -- and out memory, have Okay. that but your doing for might out it my minus to on apologies, I'm it's

us the next us bit humming very bridging to is GBS get of help GIS can sort or just year we you've so XXXX as should bit you think how number? a on with a but can the nicely, So that help along highlighted over over to about you

Mike Salvino

obviously the heading in comments thanks narrowing happy basis stacked too. minus X. literally right the GBS starting direction Lisa, with up just that because it's because quarters X, last business X.X, taking very or the we minus points, you're by the minus Look to GIS XX three on I'm Okay. have see of for decline of the

has down modern and not on So one and through that's and okay? of it's performance XX of to an equation, focused that hard I business quarter, it was the thing quarter it that solely that workplace, around. is one minus number thing only, we has very literally that from modern expect this that is turned to gone XX workplace And last been clear breaking push we've starting think minus

GIS. gets literally workplace on. seeing does work as the We're come coming that We have so simple. work modern new on It's fixed,

Lisa Ellis

Thank Great. Okay. you.

Mike Salvino

Thanks Lisa. Kellyanne, other any questions?

Operator

At closing this you remarks. to time, to for back like I'd turn Mike, things

Mike Salvino

we've take the laser comment this again. operators we've built. that and we a confidence making you of very cost we those high the short-term is that focused tell good the good closing customer made got very the some that future. quality going got sure very investing of company in quality We relationships are in DXC. well Look, will so FY take proud the $XXX And right, and of we've closing, million, Kellyanne, we've I did that much. we to out on 'XX are is think in position is what and thanks around out us of in the decisions All we I'm like would team

everybody to we'll that, the updating fall you close forward can call call. QX. Kellyanne, So I the look with the on close in and

Operator

you all disconnect. This participation does your Thank today's you may now for again, and you. Thank conclude conference.

DXC Technology (DXC) 4 Aug 222023 Q1 Earnings call transcript