TORONTO, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022:               

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  • Strong revenue and sales growth continued in the first quarter
    • Total company revenue up 6% / organic revenue up 7%
      • Organic revenue up 7% for the "Big 3" (Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals)
  • Raised full-year 2022 revenue guidance
    • Total company revenue forecast increased to approximately 5.5% from approximately 5.0%
    • "Big 3" segments revenue forecast increased to approximately 6.5% from a range of 6.0% - 6.5%
    • No other changes to full-year 2022 outlook, reaffirmed full-year 2023 outlook
  • Change Program on track - $305 million run-rate operating expense savings at quarter-end

"The momentum we saw throughout 2021 continued to build in the first quarter of 2022, with both sales and revenue exceeding our expectations. The strong start to the year gives us confidence we are on the right path to achieve our 2022 and 2023 targets," said Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters.

Mr. Hasker added, "Our businesses are benefiting from significant prevailing tailwinds driven by a step change in the complexity of compliance in our legal, tax, and risk-related markets. The resulting need for trusted, accurate and actionable content and technology plays to our strengths. Against this backdrop, we will continue to invest in our businesses, our employees and our customers' success as we work to translate our current momentum into sustainable long-term value creation."

Consolidated Financial Highlights - Three Months Ended March 31

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margin and EPS)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

IFRS Financial Measures(1)

2022

2021

Change

Change at
Constant
Currency

Revenues

$1,674

$1,580

6%


Operating profit

$414

$387

7%


Diluted earnings per share (EPS)

$2.06

$10.13

-80%


Net cash provided by operating activities

$275

$380

-28%


Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)





Revenues

$1,674

$1,580

6%

7%

Adjusted EBITDA

$600

$558

7%

7%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

35.8%

35.3%

50bp

20bp

Adjusted EPS

$0.66

$0.58

14%

14%

Free cash flow

$86

$239

-64%


 

(1)    In addition to results reported in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company uses certain non-IFRS
        financial measures as supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial position. See the "Non-IFRS Financial
        Measures" section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial
        measures, including how they are defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

 

Revenues increased 6%, driven by growth across four of the company's five business segments. Foreign currency had a 1% negative impact on revenues.

  • Organic revenues increased 7%, driven by 7% growth in recurring revenues (78% of total revenues) as well as 8% growth in transactions revenues. Global Print revenues were flat compared to the prior-year period.
    • Organic growth of 7% included an approximately 100bp benefit resulting primarily from transactional revenue that is unlikely to recur at this level and, to a lesser extent, timing. The company expects organic growth to normalize in the remainder of the year and be in line with full-year guidance.
  • The company's "Big 3" segments (Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals) reported organic revenue growth of 7% and collectively comprised 81% of total revenues.

Operating profit increased 7% as higher revenues more than offset higher costs, which included investments associated with the company's Change Program. 

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 7% due to the same factors as operating profit. The related margin increased to 35.8% from 35.3% in the prior-year period. Investments in the Change Program negatively impacted the first-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin by 210bp.

Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $2.06 per share compared to $10.13 per share in the prior-year period. The current period included a benefit from an increase in the value of the company's investment in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), while the prior-year period included a gain of approximately $8.1 billion on the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG.

  • Adjusted EPS, which excludes the change in value of the company's LSEG investment, the gain on the sale of Refinitiv and other adjustments, increased to $0.66 per share from $0.58 per share in the prior-year period, primarily due to higher adjusted EBITDA.

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased due to higher payments associated with the Change Program as well as higher annual incentive plan bonuses.

  • Free cash flow decreased $153 million due to lower cash flows from operating activities and higher capital expenditures associated with the Change Program.

 

Highlights by Customer Segment - Three Months Ended March 31

(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margins)

(unaudited)

 








Three Months Ended 





March 31, 


Change 



2022

2021(2)


Total

Constant
Currency
(1) 

 

Organic(1)(3) 

Revenues








  Legal Professionals


$698

$668


4%

5%

6%

  Corporates


411

382


8%

8%

8%

  Tax & Accounting Professionals


253

227


11%

11%

11%

"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


1,362

1,277


7%

7%

7%

   Reuters News


176

165


7%

9%

9%

   Global Print


142

143


-1%

0%

0%

   Eliminations/Rounding


(6)

(5)





Revenues


$1,674

$1,580


6%

7%

7%









Adjusted EBITDA(1) 








  Legal Professionals


$305

$279


9%

10%


  Corporates


157

145


8%

7%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


122

99


23%

22%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


584

523


11%

11%


  Reuters News


37

28


31%

23%


  Global Print


53

57


-8%

-7%


  Corporate costs


(74)

(50)


n/a

n/a


Adjusted EBITDA


$600

$558


7%

7%










Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) 








  Legal Professionals


43.7%

41.8%


190bp

190bp


  Corporates


38.1%

38.0%


10bp

-20bp


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


48.3%

43.8%


450bp

420bp


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


42.9%

41.0%


190bp

160bp


  Reuters News


21.0%

17.1%


390bp

240bp


  Global Print


37.0%

39.9%


-290bp

-300bp


Adjusted EBITDA margin


35.8%

35.3%


50bp

20bp










(1)      See the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures.

(2)      For comparative purposes, 2021 segment results have been revised to reflect the current period presentation. For additional information, see the "Revision to Prior-Year Segment Results" section of this news release.

(3)      Computed for revenue growth only.

n/a: not applicable
























 

Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth comparisons by customer segment in this news release are at constant currency (or exclude the impact of foreign currency) as Thomson Reuters believes this provides the best basis to measure their performance.

Legal Professionals

Revenues increased 5% (6% organic) to $698 million.

  • Recurring revenues grew 6% (94% of total, all organic), primarily due to strong performances from the Government business, Westlaw, Practical Law, FindLaw and the segment's business in Canada and Asia & Emerging Markets.
  • Transactions revenues decreased 3% (6% of total, decreased 2% organic).

Adjusted EBITDA increased 9% to $305 million.

  • The margin increased to 43.7% from 41.8%, primarily due to higher revenues and Change Program savings.

Corporates

Revenues increased 8% (all organic) to $411 million. Revenues benefited from transactional revenue strength that is unlikely to recur at first-quarter levels.

  • Recurring revenues grew 8% (77% of total, all organic) driven by Practical Law, CLEAR and Indirect Tax.
  • Transactions revenues grew 8% (23% of total, all organic), driven by Confirmation as well as the company's businesses in Latin America and Asia & Emerging Markets.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 8% to $157 million.

  • The margin increased to 38.1% from 38.0%, as higher expenses largely offset higher revenues.

Tax & Accounting Professionals

Revenues increased 11% (all organic) to $253 million. Revenues benefited from a change in the year-over-year timing of the U.S. federal tax filing deadlines for individuals, which returned to April in 2022 compared to the extended deadline in May 2021. This benefited organic revenues by 150bp in the first quarter of 2022 and will reverse in the second quarter of 2022.

  • Recurring revenues grew 12% (72% of total, all organic), driven by strong growth from UltraTax and the company's Latin America businesses.
  • Transactions revenues increased 10% (28% of total, all organic), primarily due to the year-over-year timing of the U.S. federal tax filing deadlines for individuals and audit products.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 23% to $122 million.

  • The margin increased to 48.3% from 43.8%, primarily due to higher revenues and Change Program savings.

The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment is the company's most seasonal business with approximately 60% of full-year revenues typically generated in the first and fourth quarters. As a result, the margin performance of this segment has been generally higher in the first and fourth quarters as costs are typically incurred in a more linear fashion throughout the year.

Reuters News

Revenues of $176 million increased 9% (all organic), primarily driven by the Professionals business and the increase in the company's LSEG news agreement.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 31% to $37 million, primarily due to higher revenues.

Global Print

Revenues were flat compared to the prior-year period, which was better than the decline that the company expected due to higher third-party revenues for printing services and the timing of new sales.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 8% to $53 million.

  • The margin decreased to 37.0% from 39.9% due to the dilutive effect of third-party print revenue.

Corporate Costs

Corporate costs at the adjusted EBITDA level were $74 million and included $34 million of Change Program costs. Corporate costs were $50 million in the prior-year period and included $11 million of Change Program costs. Additional information regarding the Change Program is provided below.

Change Program

In February 2021, the company announced a two-year Change Program to transition from a holding company to an operating company, and from a content provider to a content-driven technology company. The company is 15 months into the program, which is expected to be largely complete by the end of 2022. The program is projected to require an investment of approximately $600 million during that time of which $357 million has been invested as of March 31, 2022. The company continues to anticipate that Change Program spending will be approximately 60% operating expenses and 40% capital expenditures.

2022 and 2023 Outlook

The company's updated outlook for 2022 and reaffirmed outlook for 2023 (which is reflected in the table below) incorporates the forecasted impacts associated with the Change Program, assumes constant currency rates, and excludes the impact of any future acquisitions or dispositions that may occur during those periods. Thomson Reuters believes that this type of guidance provides useful insight into the performance of its businesses.

The company expects its second-quarter 2022 revenue growth rate will be comparable to its full-year 2022 outlook targets and second-quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA margin to be approximately 200bp below its full-year 2022 outlook targets.

While the company's first-quarter 2022 performance provides it with increasing confidence about its outlook, the global economy has recently experienced substantial disruption due to concerns regarding economic effects associated with the pandemic, ongoing geopolitical risks and other events and macroeconomic factors. Any worsening of the global economic or business environment could impact the company's ability to achieve its outlook.

Updated Full-Year 2022 Outlook

Total Thomson Reuters

FY 2022

Outlook

2/23/21

FY 2022

Outlook

2/8/22

FY 2022

Outlook

5/3/22

Total Revenue Growth

4.0% - 5.0%

~ 5%

~ 5.5%

Organic Revenue Growth(1)

4.0% - 5.0%

~ 5%

~ 5.5%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

34% - 35%

~ 35%

Unchanged

Corporate Costs

     Core Corporate Costs

     Change Program Opex

$245 - $280 million

$120 - $130 million

$125 - $150 million

$280 - $330 million

Unchanged

$160 - $200 million

Unchanged

Unchanged

Unchanged

Free Cash Flow(1)

$1.2 - $1.3 billion

~ $1.3 billion

Unchanged

Accrued Capex as % of Revenue(1)

     Change Program Accrued Capex

7.5% - 8.0%

$75 - $100 million

Unchanged

$100 - $140 million

Unchanged

Unchanged

Depreciation & Amortization of

Computer Software

$620 - $645 million

Unchanged

Unchanged

Interest Expense (P&L)

$190 - $210 million

Unchanged

Unchanged

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Earnings(1)

n/a

19% - 21%

Unchanged

"Big 3" Segments(1)

FY 2022

Outlook

2/23/21

FY 2022

Outlook

2/8/22

FY 2022

Outlook

5/3/22

Total Revenue Growth  

5.5% - 6.5%

6.0% - 6.5%

~ 6.5%

Organic Revenue Growth

5.5% - 6.5%

6.0% - 6.5%

~ 6.5%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

41% - 42%

~ 42%

Unchanged



(1)

Non-IFRS financial measures. See the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section below as well as the tables and footnotes appended to this news release for more information.

 

Reported Full-Year 2021 and Updated Full-Year 2022 – 2023 Outlook

Total Thomson Reuters

FY 2021

Reported

FY 2022

Outlook

Updated

FY 2023

Outlook

Reaffirmed

Total Revenue Growth

6.1%

~ 5.5%

5.5% - 6.0%

Organic Revenue Growth(1)

5.2%

~ 5.5%

5.5% - 6.0%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

31.0%

~ 35%

39% - 40%

Corporate Costs

     Core Corporate Costs

     Change Program Opex

$325 million

$142 million

$183 million

$280 - $330 million

$120 - $130 million

$160 - $200 million

$110 - $120 million

$110 - $120 million

$0

Free Cash Flow(1)

$1.3 billion

~ $1.3 billion

$1.9 – $2.0 billion

Accrued Capex as % of Revenue(1)

     Change Program Accrued Capex

8.5%

$112 million

7.5% - 8.0%

$100 - $140 million

6.0% - 6.5%

$0

Depreciation & Amortization of

Computer Software

$651 million

$620 - $645 million

$580 - $605 million

Interest Expense (P&L)

$196 million

$190 - $210 million

$190 - $210 million

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Earnings(1)

13.9%

19% - 21%

n/a

"Big 3" Segments(1)

FY 2021

Reported

FY 2022

Outlook

Updated

FY 2023

Outlook

Reaffirmed

Total Revenue Growth  

6.9%

~ 6.5%

6.5% - 7.0%

Organic Revenue Growth

6.2%

~ 6.5%

6.5% - 7.0%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

38.8%

~ 42%

44% – 45%



(1)

Non-IFRS financial measures. See the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section below as well as the tables and footnotes appended to this news release for more information.

 

The information in this section is forward-looking. Actual results, which will include the impact of currency and future acquisitions and dispositions completed during 2022 and 2023, may differ materially from the company's outlook. The information in this section should also be read in conjunction with the section below entitled "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, Material Risks and Material Assumptions."

Dividends and Share Repurchases

In February 2022, the company announced a 10% or $0.16 per share annualized increase in the dividend to $1.78 per common share, representing the 29th consecutive year of dividend increases. A quarterly dividend of $0.445 per share is payable on June 15, 2022 to common shareholders of record as of May 26, 2022.

The company did not repurchase any of its shares in the first quarter of 2022.

As of May 2, 2022, Thomson Reuters had approximately 487.1 million common shares outstanding.

LSEG Ownership Interest

In January 2021, Thomson Reuters and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone sold Refinitiv to LSEG in an all-share transaction. Thomson Reuters indirectly owns LSEG shares through an entity that it jointly owns with Blackstone's consortium and a group of current LSEG and former Refinitiv senior management. 

As of May 2, 2022, Thomson Reuters indirectly owned approximately 72.4 million LSEG shares which had a market value of approximately $7.2 billion based on LSEG's closing share price on that day.

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services. Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com. 

NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

Thomson Reuters prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

This news release includes certain non-IFRS financial measures, which include ratios that incorporate one or more non-IFRS financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA and the related margin (other than at the customer segment level), free cash flow, adjusted EPS and the effective tax rate on adjusted EPS, accrued capital expenditures expressed as a percentage of revenues, selected measures excluding the impact of foreign currency, changes in revenues computed on an organic basis as well as all financial measures for the "Big 3". Thomson Reuters uses these non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial position as well as for internal planning purposes and the company's business outlook. Additionally, Thomson Reuters uses non-IFRS measures as the basis for management incentive programs. These measures do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies and should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measures in the appended tables.

The company's outlook contains various non-IFRS financial measures. The company believes that providing reconciliations of forward-looking non-IFRS financial measures in its outlook would be potentially misleading and not practical due to the difficulty of projecting items that are not reflective of ongoing operations in any future period. The magnitude of these items may be significant. Consequently, for outlook purposes only, the company is unable to reconcile these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures because it cannot predict, with reasonable certainty, the 2022 and 2023 impacts of changes in foreign exchange rates which impact (i) the translation of its results reported at average foreign currency rates for the year, and (ii) other finance income or expense related to intercompany financing arrangements and foreign exchange contracts. Additionally, the company cannot reasonably predict (i) its share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments, which is subject to changes in the stock price of LSEG or (ii) the occurrence or amount of other operating gains and losses that generally arise from business transactions that the company does not currently anticipate.

ROUNDING

Other than EPS, the company reports its results in millions of U.S. dollars, but computes percentage changes and margins using whole dollars to be more precise. As a result, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

REVISION TO PRIOR-YEAR SEGMENT RESULTS

In the first quarter of 2022, the company made two changes to its segment reporting to reflect how it currently manages its businesses.  The changes (i) reflect the transfer of certain revenues from its Corporates business to its Tax & Accounting Professionals business where they are better aligned; and (ii) record intercompany revenue in Reuters News for content-related services that it provides to Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals. Previously, these services had been reported as a transfer of expense from Reuters News to these businesses. These changes impact the financial results of the company's segments, but do not change the company's consolidated financial results. The table below summarizes the changes to the company's first-quarter 2021 results.

 



Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

(millions of U.S. dollars)


As Reported

Adjustments

As Revised

Revenues





  Legal Professionals


$668

-

$668

  Corporates


384

$(2)

382

  Tax & Accounting Professionals


225

2

227

"Big 3" Segments Combined (1)


1,277

-

1,277

  Reuters News


160

5

165

  Global Print


143

-

143

  Eliminations/Rounding


-

(5)

(5)

Revenues


$1,580

-

$1,580






Adjusted EBITDA(1)





  Legal Professionals


$279

-

$279

  Corporates


146

$(1)

145

  Tax & Accounting Professionals


98

1

99

"Big 3" Segments Combined (1)


523

-

523

  Reuters News


28

-

28

  Global Print


57

-

57

  Corporate costs


(50)

-

(50)

Adjusted EBITDA


$558

-

$558

 

(1)      See "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section and the tables appended to this news release for additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial measures.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, MATERIAL RISKS AND MATERIAL ASSUMPTIONS

Certain statements in this news release, including, but not limited to, statements in Mr. Hasker's comments and the "Change Program," "2022 and 2023 Outlook" and "LSEG Ownership Interest" sections, are forward-looking. The words "will", "expect", "believe", "target", "estimate", "could", "should", "intend", "predict", "project" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. While the company believes that it has a reasonable basis for making forward-looking statements in this news release, they are not a guarantee of future performance or outcomes and there is no assurance that any of the other events described in any forward-looking statement will materialize. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond the company's control and the effects of them can be difficult to predict.

Some of the material risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, those discussed on pages 17-30 in the "Risk Factors" section of the company's 2021 annual report. These and other risk factors are discussed in materials that Thomson Reuters from time to time files with, or furnishes to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Thomson Reuters annual and quarterly reports are also available in the "Investor Relations" section of tr.com.

The company's business outlook is based on information currently available to the company and is based on various external and internal assumptions made by the company in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Material assumptions and material risks may cause actual performance to differ from the company's expectations underlying its business outlook. For a discussion of material assumptions and material risks related to the company's 2022 and 2023 outlook, please see pages 62-63 of the company's 2021 annual report. Material assumptions and material risks related to the company's outlook will also be included in the company's first-quarter management's discussion and analysis for the period ended March 31, 2022, which is expected to be filed shortly. The company's quarterly MD&A and annual report are filed with, or furnished to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. SEC and are also available in the "Investor Relations" section of tr.com.

The company has provided an outlook for the purpose of presenting information about current expectations for the periods presented. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements which reflect expectations only as of the date of this news release.

Except as may be required by applicable law, Thomson Reuters disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

CONTACTS

MEDIA

Melissa Cassar

Head of Commercial Communications & Corporate Affairs

+1 437 388 3619

melissa.cassar@tr.com

 INVESTORS

Gary Bisbee

Head of Investor Relations

+1 646 540 3249

gary.bisbee@tr.com

 

Thomson Reuters will webcast a discussion of its first-quarter 2022 results and its business outlook today beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). You can access the webcast by visiting ir.tr.com. An archive of the webcast will be available following the presentation.

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement

(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended


March 31,


2022

2021

CONTINUING OPERATIONS



Revenues

$1,674

$1,580

Operating expenses

(1,081)

(1,018)

Depreciation

(38)

(46)

Amortization of computer software

(114)

(115)

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

(26)

(31)

Other operating (losses) gains, net

(1)

17

Operating profit

414

387

Finance costs, net:



     Net interest expense

(48)

(51)

     Other finance income (costs)

94

(6)

Income before tax and equity method investments

460

330

Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

798

6,297

Tax expense

(240)

(1,594)

Earnings from continuing operations

1,018

5,033

(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

(11)

3

Net earnings

$1,007

$5,036

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

$1,007

$5,036




Earnings per share:



Basic earnings (loss) per share:



   From continuing operations

$2.09

$10.15

   From discontinued operations

(0.02)

-

Basic earnings per share

$2.07

$10.15




Diluted earnings (loss) per share:



   From continuing operations

$2.09

$10.13

   From discontinued operations

(0.03)

-

Diluted earnings per share

$2.06

$10.13




Basic weighted-average common shares

486,708,758

495,939,970

Diluted weighted-average common shares

487,513,216

496,938,318

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)



March 31,  


December 31,

2022


2021(1)

Assets




Cash and cash equivalents

$654


$778

Trade and other receivables

982


1,057

Other financial assets

49


108

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

445


462

   Current assets excluding assets held for sale

2,130


2,405

Assets held for sale

211


48

Current assets

2,341


2,453





Property and equipment, net

479


502

Computer software, net

826


822

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

3,302


3,331

Goodwill

5,882


5,940

Equity method investments

7,545


6,736

Other non-current assets

1,312


1,226

Deferred tax

1,142


1,139

Total assets

$22,829


$22,149





Liabilities and equity




Liabilities




Payables, accruals and provisions

$1,050


$1,326

Current tax liabilities

211


169

Deferred revenue

824


874

Other financial liabilities

78


175

   Current liabilities excluding liabilities associated with assets held for sale

2,163


2,544

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

158


37

Current liabilities 

2,321


2,581





Long-term indebtedness

3,800


3,786

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

881


943

Deferred tax

1,202


1,005

Total liabilities

8,204


8,315





Equity




Capital

5,485


5,496

Retained earnings

9,974


9,149

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(834)


(811)

Total equity

14,625


13,834

Total liabilities and equity

$22,829


$22,149



(1)

Prior-year period amounts have been revised to reflect the current period presentation.

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)  



Three Months Ended
March 31,


2022

2021

Cash provided by (used in):



Operating activities



Earnings from continuing operations

$1,018

$5,033

Adjustments for:



     Depreciation

38

46

     Amortization of computer software

114

115

     Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

26

31

     Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

(798)

(6,297)

     Deferred tax

166

674

     Other

(39)

30

Changes in working capital and other items 

(191)

785

Operating cash flows from continuing operations

334

417

Operating cash flows from discontinued operations

(59)

(37)

Net cash provided by operating activities

275

380

Investing activities



Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(8)

(3)

Proceeds from disposals of businesses and investments

-

5

Dividend from sale of LSEG shares

-

994

Capital expenditures 

(171)

(120)

Other investing activities

-

1

Taxes paid on sale of Refinitiv and LSEG shares

-

(6)

Investing cash flows from continuing operations

(179)

871

Investing cash flows from discontinued operations

-

(42)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

(179)

829

Financing activities



Payments of lease principal

(17)

(21)

Repurchases of common shares

-

(200)

Dividends paid on preference shares

(1)

(1)

Dividends paid on common shares

(209)

(194)

Other financing activities

7

5

Net cash used in financing activities

(220)

(411)

Translation adjustments

-

(1)

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(124)

797

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

778

1,787

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$654

$2,584

 

 Thomson Reuters Corporation


Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations to Adjusted EBITDA(1)


(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)


(unaudited)






Three Months Ended



Year Ended


March 31,


December 31,


2022

2021


2021

Earnings from continuing operations

$1,018

$5,033


$5,687

Adjustments to remove:





     Tax expense

240

1,594


1,607

     Other finance (income) costs

(94)

6


(8)

     Net interest expense

48

51


196

     Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

26

31


119

     Amortization of computer software

114

115


474

     Depreciation

38

46


177

EBITDA

$1,390

$6,876


$8,252

Adjustments to remove:





     Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

(798)

(6,297)


(6,240)

     Other operating losses (gains), net

1

(17)


(34)

     Fair value adjustments*

7

(4)


(8)

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$600

$558


$1,970

Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

35.8%

35.3%


31.0%











* Fair value adjustments, a component of operating expenses, primarily represent gains or losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business.

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended


Year Ended

March 31,


December 31, 


2022

2021


2021

Net cash provided by operating activities

$275

$380


$1,773

Capital expenditures

(171)

(120)


(487)

Other investing activities

-

1


81

Payments of lease principal

(17)

(21)


(109)

Dividends paid on preference shares

(1)

(1)


(2)

Free cash flow(1)

$86

$239


$1,256












 




Year Ended



December 31,





2021

Capital expenditures




$487

Remove: IFRS adjustment to cash basis




54

Accrued capital expenditures (1)




$541

Accrued capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues(1)




8.5%














(1)

Refer to page 18 for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures. 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation


Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Earnings(1)


Reconciliation of Total Change in Adjusted EPS to Change in Constant Currency(1)


(millions of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share data)


(unaudited)






Three Months Ended



Year Ended



March 31,


December 31,



2022

2021


2021


Net earnings

$1,007

$5,036


$5,689


Adjustments to remove:






     Fair value adjustments*

7

(4)


(8)


     Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

26

31


119


     Other operating losses (gains), net

1

(17)


(34)


     Other finance (income) costs

(94)

6


(8)


     Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

(798)

(6,297)


(6,240)


     Tax on above items(1)

206

1,535


1,475


     Tax items impacting comparability(1)

(44)

1


(24)


     Loss (earnings) from discontinued operations, net of tax

11

(3)


(2)


Interim period effective tax rate normalization(1)

1

1


-


Dividends declared on preference shares

(1)

(1)


(2)


Adjusted earnings(1)

$322

$288


$965


Adjusted EPS(1)

$0.66

$0.58




Total change

14%





Foreign currency

0%





Constant currency

14%





 

Diluted weighted-average common shares (millions)

487.5

496.9









Year-ended
December 31,



2021

Adjusted earnings


$965

Plus: Dividends declared on preference shares


2

Plus: Tax expense on adjusted earnings


156

Pre-Tax Adjusted earnings


$1,123




IFRS Tax expense


$1,607

Remove tax related to:



Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets


26

Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments 


(1,497)

Other operating gains, net


(9)

Other items


5

Subtotal - Tax on pre-tax items removed from adjusted earnings


(1,475)

Remove: Tax items impacting comparability


24

Total: Remove all items above impacting comparability


(1,451)




Tax expense on adjusted earnings


$156

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings


13.9%













* Fair value adjustments, a component of operating expenses, primarily represent gains or losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business.


(1)       Refer to page 18 for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures. 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Reconciliation of Changes in Revenues to Changes in Revenues on a Constant Currency(1) and Organic Basis(1)

(millions of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)





Three Months Ended









March 31,


Change



2022

           2021(2)


Total

 

Foreign
Currency

SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency

 

Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)

 

 

Organic


Total Revenues











  Legal Professionals


$698

$668


4%

-1%

5%

0%

6%


  Corporates


411

382


8%

0%

8%

0%

8%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


253

227


11%

0%

11%

0%

11%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


1,362

1,277


7%

0%

7%

0%

7%


  Reuters News


176

165


7%

-2%

9%

0%

9%


  Global Print


142

143


-1%

-1%

0%

0%

0%


  Eliminations/Rounding


(6)

(5)








Revenues


$1,674

$1,580


6%

-1%

7%

0%

7%













Recurring Revenues 











  Legal Professionals


$653

$621


5%

-1%

6%

0%

6%


  Corporates


316

293


8%

0%

8%

0%

8%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


182

162


12%

0%

12%

0%

12%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


1,151

1,076


7%

0%

7%

0%

8%


  Reuters News


155

149


5%

-2%

6%

0%

6%


  Eliminations/Rounding


(6)

(5)








Total Recurring Revenues


$1,300

$1,220


7%

-1%

7%

0%

7%













Transactions Revenues











  Legal Professionals


$45

$47


-4%

-1%

-3%

-1%

-2%


  Corporates


95

89


7%

-1%

8%

0%

8%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


71

65


10%

0%

10%

0%

10%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


211

201


5%

0%

6%

0%

6%


  Reuters News


21

16


27%

-5%

32%

0%

32%


Total Transactions Revenues


$232

$217


7%

-1%

8%

0%

8%





Year Ended









December 31,


Change



            2021(2)

           2020(2)


Total

 

Foreign
Currency

SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency

 

Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)

 

 

Organic


Total Revenues











  Legal Professionals


$2,712

$2,535


7%

1%

6%

0%

6%


  Corporates


1,440

1,361


6%

1%

5%

0%

5%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


915

842


9%

0%

9%

0%

9%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


5,067

4,738


7%

1%

6%

0%

6%


  Reuters News


694

645


8%

1%

7%

0%

7%


  Global Print


609

620


-2%

1%

-3%

0%

-3%


  Eliminations/Rounding


(22)

(19)








Revenues


$6,348

$5,984


6%

1%

5%

0%

5%























Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.



(1)

Refer to page 18 for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures.

(2)

Revised to reflect the changes made to the company's segment reporting in the first quarter of 2022.

 

 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation


Reconciliation of Changes in Adjusted EBITDA(1) to Changes on a Constant Currency Basis(1)


(millions of U.S. dollars)


(unaudited)








Three Months Ended









March 31,




Change



2022

          2021(2)


Total

Foreign

Currency

Constant

Currency

Adjusted EBITDA(1) 








  Legal Professionals


$305

$279


9%

-1%

10%

  Corporates


157

145


8%

1%

7%

  Tax & Accounting Professionals


122

99


23%

1%

22%

"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


584

523


11%

0%

11%

  Reuters News


37

28


31%

8%

23%

  Global Print


53

57


-8%

0%

-7%

  Corporate costs


(74)

(50)


n/a

n/a

n/a

Adjusted EBITDA


$600

$558


7%

0%

7%









Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) 








  Legal Professionals


43.7%

41.8%


190bp

0bp

190bp

  Corporates


38.1%

38.0%


10bp

30bp

-20bp

  Tax & Accounting Professionals


48.3%

43.8%


450bp

30bp

420bp

"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


42.9%

41.0%


190bp

30bp

160bp

  Reuters News


21.0%

17.1%


390bp

150bp

240bp

  Global Print


37.0%

39.9%


-290bp

10bp

-300bp

Adjusted EBITDA margin


35.8%

35.3%


50bp

30bp

20bp











Year Ended



December 31,




            2021(2)


Adjusted EBITDA(1) 




  Legal Professionals


$1,091


  Corporates


496


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


379


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


1,966


  Reuters News


103


  Global Print


226


  Corporate costs


(325)


Adjusted EBITDA


$1,970






Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) 




  Legal Professionals


40.2%


  Corporates


34.4%


  Tax & Accounting Professionals


41.3%


"Big 3" Segments Combined(1)


38.8%


  Reuters News


14.8%


  Global Print


37.1%


Adjusted EBITDA margin


31.0%






















n/a: not applicable



Growth percentages and margins are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

(1)

Refer to page 18 for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures.

(2)

Revised to reflect the changes made to the company's segment reporting in the first quarter of 2022.

 

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

Definition

Why Useful to the Company and Investors

Adjusted EBITDA and the related margin

Represents earnings or losses from continuing operations before tax expense or benefit, net interest expense, other finance costs or income, depreciation, amortization of software and other identifiable intangible assets, Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges and fair value adjustments.

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of revenues.

Provides a consistent basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends by excluding items that the company does not consider to be controllable activities for this purpose.

 

Also, represents a measure commonly reported and widely used by investors as a valuation metric, as well as to assess the company's ability to incur and service debt.

Adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS

Net earnings or loss including dividends declared on preference shares but excluding the post-tax impacts of fair value adjustments, amortization of other identifiable intangible assets, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, other finance costs or income, Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, discontinued operations and other items affecting comparability.

 

The post-tax amount of each item is excluded from adjusted earnings based on the specific tax rules and tax rates associated with the nature and jurisdiction of each item.

 

Adjusted EPS is calculated from adjusted earnings using diluted weighted-average shares and does not represent actual earnings or loss per share attributable to shareholders.

Provides a more comparable basis to analyze earnings.

 

These measures are commonly used by shareholders to measure performance.

 

 

 

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

Adjusted tax expense divided by pre-tax adjusted earnings.  Adjusted tax expense is computed as income tax (benefit) expense plus or minus the income tax impacts of all items impacting adjusted earnings (as described above), and other tax items affecting comparability.

 

In interim periods, we also make an adjustment to reflect income taxes based on the estimated full-year effective tax rate. Earnings or losses for interim periods under IFRS reflect income taxes based on the estimated effective tax rates of each of the jurisdictions in which Thomson Reuters operates. The non-IFRS adjustment reallocates estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods but has no effect on full-year income taxes.

Provides a basis to analyze the effective tax rate associated with adjusted earnings.

 

 Because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year, our effective tax rate computed in accordance with IFRS may be more volatile by quarter. Therefore, we believe that using the expected full-year effective tax rate provides more comparability among interim periods.

Free cash flow

Net cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from disposals of property and equipment, and other investing activities, less capital expenditures, payments of lease principal and dividends paid on the company's preference shares.

 

Helps assess the company's ability, over the long term, to create value for its shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common dividends and fund share repurchases and acquisitions.

 

Changes before the impact of foreign currency or at "constant currency"

The changes in revenues, adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and adjusted EPS before currency (at constant currency or excluding the effects of currency) are determined by converting the current and equivalent prior period's local currency results using the same foreign currency exchange rate.

 

Provides better comparability of business trends from period to period.

Changes in revenues computed on an "organic" basis

Represents changes in revenues of the company's existing businesses at constant currency. The metric excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and dispositions from not owning the business in both comparable periods.

 

Provides further insight into the performance of the company's existing businesses by excluding distortive impacts and serves as a better measure of the company's ability to grow its business over the long term.

 

Accrued capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues

Accrued capital expenditures divided by revenues, where accrued capital expenditures include amounts that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period.

 

Prior to December 31, 2021, the company used capital expenditures paid in this calculation, from its consolidated statement of cash flow, as measured under IFRS. The prior period has been revised to reflect the current methodology.

 

Reflects the basis on which the company manages capital expenditures for internal budgeting purposes. 

 

"Big 3" segments

The company's combined Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments. All measures reported for the "Big 3" segments are non-IFRS financial measures.

Information for the "Big 3" segments comprise 81% of revenues and represent the core of the company's business information service product offerings. 


Please refer to reconciliations for the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

 

 

 

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