CDAY - Earnings call transcript Q2 2019

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Chantelle and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.

Second Quarter 2019 Conference Call. 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 you. Instructions] Thank

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Johnson Jeremy

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David Ossip

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Arthur Gitajn

good and everyone. David, evening, Thank you,

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quarter first Comparing second cloud revenue cloud sequentially. quarter revenue to

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recurring services cloud only quarter cost recurring revenue And the margin support XX.X%. to our services of million ability services for last increased hosting year of our recurring XX% to and million XX.X%, XX.X% in gross XX.X% While economies from by in customer cloud to live reflecting grew or this $XX.X $X.X to increased customers continue more growth than year cloud on quarter in to the an increase second support from of in also our Dayforce two scale proportion XX%, and years last realize to costs. the second

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balance sheet. the Moving to

of the capital primarily $XX.X plans to of As and June And had share-based issuance was XXXX, XXXX. the we and million, cash total annual million support to incentive $XX.X of offset payments, cash the by expenses December of of acquisition increase $XXX.X a XX, compared EBITDA June million in proceeds of cash debt from our million, XX, adjusted XX, interest, $XXX.X stock compensation equivalents plan cash as common was XXXX. expenditures, quarter. prepaid decision The compared reduction partially an taxes, December under and benefits attributable first to increase million XX, XXXX, $X.X in

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revenue of to in XX.X% of on basis, basis. an constant we the million, a range Specifically, cloud expect $XXX currency to increase to constant on million XX% be $XXX currency a

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this to At to Thank the questions. hand back going any I'm operator to time, you.

Operator

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Michael Turrin

recurring XX% constant total Good in was afternoon. currency. great. up Hey, XX%, grew Dayforce Thanks. Dayforce

walk of in the or the to Is at you confidence through just visibility reaccelerate of there? there more some pipeline half color? anything factors expecting add Can in year. the back number you can giving You're you all terms of that for

David Ossip

Yes. you I I appreciate are well. hope the question.

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Michael Turrin

set to expansion? can international markets. territories? how in And with live we look know But, We playbook remind forward terms now of go expand to Ireland, early into as are repeatable Dayforce additional you where helpful. you of us in that terms That's new in going is it's those still

David Ossip

now capability in I'll have first. and start with Canada, the U.S., the UK, the Ireland native Australia. We

year. will of the Zealand beginning for next We New have

had in and UK arena. UK the we Ireland, so in press hospitality been that discussed as -- release, of Australian we go Ireland to very a the Australia. with having sell remainder I retail the well, the start wins XX,XXX employee XX,XXX-employee accounts year. of In been in we're see payroll, to both markets. terms we've that We've customers the pleased won organization of in the should hospitality In And about we won and

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Operator

Mark Your JP from next Murphy question with comes Morgan.

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Mark Murphy

aggressively I'm on much, Yes. very where in at And roughly embolden started year investments, you sales investing Thank reflect you QX. and ago. and incrementally David, next results you marketing a those bit curious, greatest congrats believe returns? in strong as back involved seen I XX in more you lines are on months? this have invest to those along the the point, a you

David Ossip

basis that, of that I non-GAAP XX.X% returns for increased QX, Let’s XXX just QX, year, We which in We great expenses. we sales. look terms on in XX.X%; we’ve that basis go very as seen, with last year-over-year. non-GAAP the expense my I and at seen pipeline to if can of spend. of sales was the pleased points are it measure QX would of kind mentioned QX, the marketing say, we've basis. I’ve growth, from we're pipeline a incremental actual we’ve before, QX, strong getting. terms of Again, that’s a see returns We’ve very growth had

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Mark Murphy

your vision taking the a and it is appears you many notice just How on-demand industry payroll innovations. Okay. of pay. I certainly, of of several And learn for side as to sense companies about of prospects activity forward versus want equation follow-up, and your compliance wanted regarding with more perhaps ask overall the are to who the may that today that moving that you business? do their some feasibility David,

David Ossip

see on-demand to We do As strong of inside the give you for the kind features count know, module demand actual don’t application. market. the we

innovation, request, believe an of differentiated When we a do we does are in terms we employee same day that. pay. In

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Operator

next Lenschow Barclays. question Raimo Your comes with from

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Raimo Lenschow

a I look across at cetera. David, payroll of side, that be your numbers that the examples of used sector, the up pipeline you the we really kind news cases terms as kind bigger -- of kind hence, shouldn't going accounts, flow getting if issues kind terms Is good thinking being it especially, and some et of that of out, cetera. to market. in on you in is like, see where And having few you you are et and kind of Thank of build, that more to of you more be? in element of classic and of you seeing handle should accurate Are the I'm that bigger competitors segment able you.

David Ossip

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you major remind we goes XXX at -- our typically market segment to around X,XXX to begins employees. employees Just that about and

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Raimo Lenschow

yes. sense. Makes Congrats. Perfect,

more talk But, Okay. I’ll about thanks. the yes, competition.

David Ossip

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Operator

Your comes with Mark Baird. next from question Marcon

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Mark Marcon

if your time bit Canada. was just capabilities, what you workforce about with that as well terms could both payroll, that attendance about in and ended and both that, about in initiative planning up I should of vertical, we talk think a how it the little is And government and think terms about we wondering as should because newer? proving of how

David Ossip

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In from terms of different the government number tender, let of answer me a aspects.

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to a So, partners and for call, everyone who's the do something employees the we're I very because that to of. with the involved all thanks proud are be all it believe And listening big delighted very progress. should of is our we

Mark Marcon

think David? we the TAM of that should vertical about How

David Ossip

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Mark Marcon

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David Ossip

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Mark Marcon

Thank Terrific. you.

Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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David Ossip

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

think -- business, potentially is for you new do for Hi. customer for the growth questions. David, How modules coming adds? taking forward. Powerpay to could the past from Thanks that which on new you’ve This talked in going up you versus come online of mix my about about Kevin moving the are features Chris. about accelerate selling growth additional

David Ossip

believe upsetting that for actual the lot of comes a a modules. So, double-digit base modules low We add to could in business. and of actual ACV the lift new probably the terms Powerpay the it of growth actually back going from

can mentioned we believe, double-digit into do low time. high into over I’ve as we that the Powerpay business aspirationally rate take very and before growth the So, single-digit

Operator

from with Anubhav question comes next Your Jefferies. Mehla

Your line open. is

Anubhav Mehla

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David Ossip

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Anubhav Mehla

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David Ossip

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Operator

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Walter Pritchard

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Arthur Gitajn

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Arthur Gitajn

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Scott Berg

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David Ossip

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Richard Davis

Thanks.

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David Ossip

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Richard Davis

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David Ossip

Yes.

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Operator

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Dayforce (DAY) 30 Jul 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript