ACIW - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to today's ACI Worldwide Reports Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines are currently muted to prevent any background noise and we will have a question-and-answer session after the speakers' remarks. Thank you. It is now my pleasure to turn today's program over to Mr. John Kraft. yours. is floor the Sir,

John Kraft

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Philip Heasley

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Scott Behrens

for my line the questions. through provide with go be quarter. XXXX. Phil update us and good to rest starting on total key growth comments slide the with another XX% QX an morning the our us quarter on first solid for I everyone. which over takeaways brings up for third Thanks last of then was We'll outlook quarter from XX% open the then and of bookings six year, QX year-to-date. I'll highlights the

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last to revenue year On normally over to XX-month and see respectively, segment X% year. just quarter XX% QX. which bookings over EBITDA is Our was contributed saw up $XXX Premise last the revenue over On strong strong year. not from from million growth, million million, $XXX growth while with last declined QX over Revenue revenue of up QX prior up XX-month and year. $X we This unusual growth was We XX% in segment backlog heavy X% Demand last up our our revenue

from margin to in we an EBITDA X% balance and a margins a of our lower opportunities. future we eight-year with Also generated cash of in from year. Demand giving at flow, significantly of XX% ended us position profitability cash On QX, tenure, Our its segment financial up generated year. debt segment strengthening improved $XX our refinanced long-term quarter, our year up and QX negative invest On X%, during growth on million rate $XXX million. free a the path bonds flexibility in million last and quarter to and interest We $XX greater $X the Premise XX%, up In million from saw last the was last EBITDA

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my concludes questions are prepared to for open we that time. the remarks. this at So, ready line Operator,

Operator

Thank Peter Heckmann Davidson. [Operator the question of first came Instructions] you. line And from our from

open. Your line is

Pete Heckmann

missed A morning. space, e-commerce to merchant well giving are have working or many us little fraud. them, bit then whether as Hey the and I lot there clients. Nice there specifically update two niches, results. year-to-date? How talk are things gateway, those contributing on Can some a growth it's the new within but so two of that about you may information on good

Philip Heasley

and our of payment well And year-to-year omnichannel merchant on course, intelligence are fraud an extremely merchant it. important Well, doing of a is offerings platform basis. piece

beginning denominator pipeline from their are seeing omnichannel go of of some with customer this live to business. as from -- business customers, hub good who a doing is their very We interest that and the with have the actually

accomplish in corporate's, selling merchants, whether people -- We're that's are capabilities to to them being beginning directly whether very call you -- able very, go and of to them call give behind they wind to it's going back love companies that's really more more their you it's them see well. need very who to brands, our terms that. the So and beginning

Pete Heckmann

If helpful. bookings first year XX%. And correct, still the my up I business is quarters, to double-digits. are new the for think what's guidance in that's your Okay, for low be up three the then around you're like XX%, numbers

a you're bit does softer fourth of So, conservative? that your could a quarter? that imply guidance prove Or perhaps maybe expecting

Scott Behrens

the guidance. with say are No, we I would comfortable

Your line right year. terms that new after think is in math we're in kind with of and bookings the I comfortable year-to-date; the of

Pete Heckmann

great. Okay,

and Let back. me I the Thanks. may back get come in queue

Operator

from comes George of question next Craig-Hallum. the And Sutton line the from

open. line Your is

George Sutton

Great Thank you. guys. results,

of my long So, looking like really we've from starting to Phil, statement we bit kick-in. that margins quarter things when a it like at feels time a perspective, for look On been specifically a Demand

You've or deals. this talked garden-variety from transformational your are large I'm for more those a curious long seeing wins of perspective? time what the about start of in just terms we're these is

Philip Heasley

co-competitors think virtually the Well, deal as is of what I able other it feel in business our and as try market more our to XX% trying both a real-time, that agnostic, knight, to With -- solution renewal to getting XXX% transform customers whatnot for us, that fallen had do top we I securing the rate being deal the times. we of old on our it technology. and be think out solutions the to sometimes the very new big very it meet spear a low-cost with new into for the would of make very, very, lot underestimates a XX% value of growth industry-leading our to well good by a technology, historic technology. Instead we catch a new for in

think So, we is the -- would and did I if do embrace was I do all differently viewed by we very think omnichannel that the I very be yes, omnichannel. think -- think I

players acquirers that a with that think customers, to up we're complement lot which them is look at and in quadrant mostly of Now, good, if us. they're our you albeit a double very are And other the I were feeling George.

George Sutton

you. Got

your cetera? over term thunder India, thought near immediate about but like you side and markets Day, from Indonesia, I'm with and steal relative if and curious the give picture, payment bigger process On can talked don't a et and us to I want you Brazil, the Analyst prospective Malaysia. Canada,

Philip Heasley

is I lot we week live we're is XX%, through better understanding on up go embracing want payments. delayed give can probably going level it it payments than and instant, call their GDP this a know exact detail. they because the don't you think it, we traditional a world less of probably but I and risk a of to to Well, immediate XX% global also in, e-commerce basis framework in number, a we're to But lot whatever has that next bank-to-bank

live Canada. we be of it lot to talked Malaysia, awful -- involved So, be Great come first then get to you whether in Britain, about the you've Australia, the them got to it's to to you got go go beginning these it's you've Mongolia, it live. they're them, then to is then volumes sell nice whether We're the United to and market thing an and States, got the got implement from you've as

to transactions right So now good whole come to nice spectrum real the beginning out see covering we're from just other to the pipeline a it's that having side.

George Sutton

seeing week. next forward to Super. Look everybody

Philip Heasley

you. Thank

Operator

call We will questions any back time. the any at management to turn over closing remarks. don't for the have I this

Philip Heasley

for everybody, Day. dialing at forward to seeing at Have thanks the and our folks look coming good Well, We day. events Analyst a in.

Operator

Ladies thank This for concludes conference for and we you participation. gentlemen, today. our your

You may day. great now disconnect. Have a

ACI Worldwide (ACIW) 10 Nov 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript