Fourth Quarter 2019: Financial Results and Highlights February 5, 2020
Fourth Quarter 2019: Financial Results and Highlights February 5, 2020
© 2019 Cognizant
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings supplement includes statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove
to be accurate. These statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied forward-looking statements relating to our expectations regarding opportunities
in the marketplace, our cost structure, investment in and growth of our business, our realignment plans, the timing, costs and impact of the Fit for Growth Plan, our
shift to digital solutions and services, our anticipated financial performance, our capital deployment plan and clarification, if any, by the Indian government as to the
application of the Supreme Court's ruling related to the India Defined Contribution Obligation. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are
subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in
these forward-looking statements. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, changes
in the regulatory environment, including with respect to immigration and taxes, and the other factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cognizant undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
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Results Summary
• Q4 $4.3B, increased 3.8% (4.2% CC1) Y/Y
REVENUE
• FY19 $16.8B, increased 4.1% (5.2% CC1) Y/Y
& CAPITAL RETURN • February 2020: share repurchase program increased by $2.0B
• February 2020: quarterly dividend increased by 10% to $0.22 per share
1 Constant currency revenue growth, Adjusted Operating Margin, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (“Adjusted Diluted EPS”) are not measurements of financial performance prepared in
accordance with GAAP. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this earnings supplement for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
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Revenue and GAAP & Adjusted Diluted EPS
$ IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
$4,248 $4,284
$4,129 $4,110 $4,141
$4,078
$4,006
$3,912
$3,828
$3,766
$3,670
$3,546 $1.08 $1.07
$1.05 $1.05 $0.98
$0.96 $0.94 $0.91 $0.94
$0.83 $0.88
$0.75
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19
Reported Revenue Adjusted Diluted EPS
Revenue Growth
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 ’19 Q3 ’19 Q4 ’19
Y/Y 10.7% 8.9% 9.1% 10.6% 10.3% 9.2% 8.3% 7.9% 5.1% 3.4% 4.2% 3.8%
Y/Y CC 11.8% 9.9% 8.5% 9.4% 8.2% 8.2% 9.0% 8.8% 6.8% 4.7% 5.1% 4.2%
GAAP DILUTED EPS $0.92 $0.80 $0.84 ($0.03) $0.88 $0.78 $0.82 $ 1.12 $0.77 $0.90 $0.90 $0.72
ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS $0.75 $0.83 $0.88 $0.96) $0.94 $ 1.05 $ 1.05 $0.98 $0.91 $0.94 $ 1.08 $ 1.07
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Revenue Performance: Q4 2019
Segments Geography
$ I N MI L L I O NS $ I N MI L L I O NS
REST OF WORLD
COMMU NICATIONS, +13.1% Y/Y
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY +14.5% Y/Y CC
+8.0% Y/Y
+9.0% Y/Y CC
$277
FINANCIAL EU ROPE
$632 SERVICES +3.5% Y/Y
+5.3% Y/Y CC
+1.2% Y/Y $766
$1,468 +1.5% Y/Y CC
PRODU CTS
& RESOURCES
+8.1% Y/Y $963
+8.6% Y/Y CC
$3,241
$1,221 NORTH AMERICA
+3.1% Y/Y
+3.1% Y/Y CC
HEALTHCARE
+1.6% Y/Y
+1.8% Y/Y CC
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Revenue Performance: FY2019
Segments Geography
$ I N MI L L I O NS $ I N MI L L I O NS
REST OF WORLD
+5.8% Y/Y
COMMU NICATIONS, +9.8% Y/Y CC
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
+11.5% Y/Y $1,053
+13.1% Y/Y CC
FINANCIAL EU ROPE
$2,449 SERVICES +5.9% Y/Y
+10.5% Y/Y CC
+0.4% Y/Y $3,004
$5,869 +1.6% Y/Y CC
PRODU CTS
& RESOURCES
+10.4% Y/Y
$3,770
+12.0% Y/Y CC
$12,726
$4,695 NORTH AMERICA
+3.5% Y/Y
+3.6% Y/Y CC
HEALTHCARE
+0.6% Y/Y
+1.0% Y/Y CC
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GAAP & Adjusted Operating Margin
19.2%
18.3% 18.5%
17.6% 17.2% 17.7% 17.2% 17.3% 17.7% 17.7% 17.3%
16.7% 16.8%17.0% 17.0%
16.1% 16.4% 16.5% 16.0% 16.1% 15.7%
14.9% 14.6%
13.1%
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19
GAAP OPERATING MARGIN ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN
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Financial Services
Revenue Q4 ‘19 Geography
$ IN MILLIONS $ IN MILLIONS
REST OF WORLD
$1,492 +6.2% Y/Y
$1,473
$1,461 $1,469 $1,464 $1,451 $1,468 +6.0% Y/Y CC
$1,427 $1,427 $1,436
$1,406 $137
$1,376 EU ROPE
+2.0% Y/Y
+3.8% Y/Y CC $299
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19 $1,032
Revenue Growth
NORTH AMERICA
+0.3% Y/Y
Y/Y 7.0% 4.1% 3.8% 5.4% 6.2% 4.5% 2.6% 1.7% (1.7%) 0.3% 1.9% 1.2%
Y/Y CC 8.1% 5.2% 3.1% 4.2% 3.9% 3.5% 3.5% 2.8% 0.2% 1.7% 3.0% 1.5%
BANKING | Stable year-over-year growth in banking driven by revenue associated with Samlink deal partially offset by continued softness
in some larger clients
INSURANCE | Year-over-year growth moderated following a ramp-down of project based work in Q3 ‘19
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Healthcare
Revenue Q4 ‘19 Geography
$ IN MILLIONS $ IN MILLIONS
REST OF WORLD
$1,221 +84.6% Y/Y
$1,189 $1,202 $1,175
EU ROPE +85.1% Y/Y CC
$1,156 $1,165 +31.4% Y/Y $24
$1,125 $1,121 $1,134 +34.6% Y/Y CC
$1,085 $134
$1,050
$1,003
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19
$1,063
Revenue Growth
NORTH AMERICA
Y/Y 9.7% 9.5% 9.3% 11.9% 11.8% 10.1% 9.6% 6.8% 3.9% (1.9%) (1.2%) 1.6% (2.2%) Y/Y
Y/Y CC 10.0% 9.9% 9.1% 11.6% 11.1% 9.8% 9.7% 7.0% 4.6% (1.5%) (0.9%) 1.8%
HEALTHCARE | Results continue to be negatively impacted by industry consolidation and the movement of work to a captive at a large North
American client
LIFE SCIENCES | Double-digit year-over-year growth driven by demand within Digital Operations, industry-specific platform solutions and the
contribution of the Zenith acquisition
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Products & Resources
Revenue Q4 ‘19 Geography
$ IN MILLIONS $ IN MILLIONS
REST OF WORLD
+16.4% Y/Y
$966 $963
$891 $914 $927 +20.9% Y/Y CC
$863
$821 $840 $64
$774 $782
$737 $747 EU ROPE
+1.0% Y/Y
+2.6% Y/Y CC $207
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19 $692
Revenue Growth
NORTH AMERICA
+9.7% Y/Y
Y/Y 16.4% 13.2% 14.0% 13.7% 11.4% 12.4% 11.5% 13.9% 11.3% 10.4% 11.9% 8.1%
Y/Y CC 18.1% 14.7% 13.2% 11.7% 8.2% 10.7% 12.3% 15.4% 13.8% 12.3% 13.4% 8.6%
PRODUCTS & RESOURCES | Solid year-over-year growth across industries driven by demand for core modernization services of enterprise
applications and for services within Digital Business
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Communications, Media & Technology
Revenue Q4
Q4‘19 Geography
Geography
$ IN MILLIONS $ IN MILLIONS
REST OF WORLD
+8.3% Y/Y
+12.2% Y/Y CC
$615 $632
$562 $585 $595 $607
$541 $52
$509
$467 $480 $494 EU ROPE
$430 (10.0%) Y/Y
(8.6%) Y/Y CC
$126
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19 $454
Revenue Growth
NORTH AMERICA
+14.4% Y/Y
Y/Y 16.5% 16.8% 18.2% 19.0% 18.4% 15.8% 17.1% 18.4% 16.9% 12.2% 9.4% 8.0%
Y/Y CC 18.5% 18.4% 17.7% 17.2% 15.1% 14.5% 18.1% 20.1% 19.6% 14.1% 10.6% 9.0%
CMT | Improved year-over-year growth in Communications & Media. Technology growth decelerated driven by our previously announced
decision to exit certain portions of our content services business
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Employee Metrics
Headcount and Annualized Attrition
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THOUSANDS
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19
HEADCOUNT QUARTERLY ANNUALIZED ATTRITION
Utilization
93% 93% 92% 92% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92%
91% 91%
84% 85%
82% 83% 83% 83% 83% 83% 83% 83%
79% 80%
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19
OFFSHORE EXCLUDING TRAINEES % ONSITE UTILIZATION %
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Cash Flow, Balance Sheet & Capital Allocation
$ IN MILLIONS
$118 $116
$116 $116
$30 $89 $13 $90 $332 $45 $116 $632 $259 $163
$477 $35
$6 $316 $239
$66 $144 $197 $146
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19
ACQUISITIONS SHARE REPURCHASES DIVIDENDS PAID
($ IN MILLIONS)
Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19
FREE CASH FLOW1 $211 $461 $695 $756 $292 $549 $768 $606 $163 $479 $620 $845
1Free Cash Flow is not a measurement of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this earnings
supplement for more information and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
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2 Includes $348, $419, $405, $423, $427, $429, $419 and $414 million in restricted time deposits in Q1 ‘18, Q2 ‘18, Q3 ‘18, Q4 ‘18, Q1 ’19, Q2 ’19, Q3 ‘19, and Q4 ‘19 respectively
3 Includes $159 million in restricted cash in Q1 ‘18
Revenue & Operating Metrics
REVENUE BY… Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4 ‘19 FY18 FY19
SERVICE LINE
OUTSOURCING 42.0% 42.9% 42.3% 41.8% 41.4% 41.1% 40.4% 40.1% 42.3% 40.7%
CONTRACT TYPE
FIXED BID 38.9% 36.2% 36.4% 36.6% 35.7% 35.7% 36.3% 37.3% 37.0% 36.3%
TIME & MATERIAL 52.6% 52.9% 52.6% 52.0% 52.4% 51.7% 51.8% 50.5% 52.5% 51.6%
TRANSACTION BASED 8.5% 10.9% 11.0% 11.4% 11.9% 12.5% 11.9% 12.2% 10.5% 12.1%
CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION
TOP 5 9.0% 8.6% 8.7% 8.9% 8.8% 8.0% 7.9% 7.8% 8.6% 7.9%
TOP 10 15.9% 15.4% 15.5% 15.6% 15.7% 14.5% 14.4% 14.0% 15.4% 14.6%
OPERATING METRICS
Drive efficiency, tooling, delivery optimization, protect Reduce duplication and simplify delivery.
renewals, strengthen industry mix and scale internationally Reinvest in sales, branding, talent and automation tools
Drive efficiency, scalability and empowerment Invest and reskill to accelerate momentum in data, digital
Improve role clarity and accountability engineering, cloud and IoT
2020 Fit for Growth Plan Updates October 2019 Estimate February 2020 Update
Total restructuring charges $150-200M Low-end $150-200M
Gross Annualized savings $500-550M Unchanged Updated view of
restructuring charges
Transformation actions reflects lower expected
# of employees impacted 10-12K Unchanged severance due to
employee reductions
Targeted reskilling and training ~5K Unchanged through attrition and
potentially lower
Net headcount exits (majority by mid-2020) 5-7K Unchanged headcount exits from
content services
Content services actions
Headcount exit ~6K ~5-6K
Annualized revenue loss $240-270M $225-255M
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Guidance1
FY20 ADJUSTED
• Approximately 16.0-17.0%
OPERATING MARGIN4
FY20 ADJUSTED
• $3.97-4.13
DILUTED EPS4
1Guidance is as of February 5th, 2020 and does not account for any potential impact from events like changes to immigration and tax policies
2 1Q’20 revenue guidance reflects our assumption of a 30 bps for foreign exchange impact
3 FY20 revenue guidance reflects our assumption of no foreign exchange impact
4 A full reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis cannot be provided without unreasonable
efforts as we are unable to provide reconciling information with respect to unusual items, net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses, and the tax effects of these adjustments
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APPENDIX:
About Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, this earnings supplement includes references to the following measures defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted Income From Operations, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted EPS, free
cash flow and constant currency revenue growth. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and
should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial
measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in
accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated.
In 2018, we modified our non-GAAP financial measures to present non-GAAP financial measures that more closely align with how we manage the Company. All
historical non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings supplement have been restated to reflect the new definitions. Our non-GAAP financial measures,
Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Income From Operations and Adjusted Diluted EPS exclude unusual items. Additionally, Adjusted Diluted EPS excludes net
non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses and the tax impact of all the applicable adjustments. The income tax impact of each item is calculated by
applying the statutory rate and local tax regulations in the jurisdiction in which the item was incurred. Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities
net of purchases of property and equipment. Constant currency revenue growth is defined as revenues for a given period restated at the comparative period’s foreign
currency exchange rates measured against the comparative period's reported revenues.
We believe providing investors with an operating view consistent with how we manage the Company provides enhanced transparency into our operating results. For
our internal management reporting and budgeting purposes, we use various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making,
to evaluate period-to-period comparisons, to determine portions of the compensation for our executive officers and for making comparisons of our operating results
to those of our competitors. Therefore, it is our belief that the use of non-GAAP financial measures excluding certain costs provides a meaningful supplemental
measure for investors to evaluate our financial performance. Accordingly, we believe that the presentation of our non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with
our reported GAAP results, can provide useful supplemental information to our management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our
financial condition and results of operations.
A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures versus financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is that non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect
all of the amounts associated with our operating results as determined in accordance with GAAP and may exclude costs that are recurring such as our net non-
operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than us, thereby limiting
the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as a comparative tool. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the
GAAP amounts excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures to allow investors to evaluate such non-GAAP financial measures.
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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31,
2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019
GAAP income from operations $ 570 $ 606 $ 648 $ 657 $ 693 $ 670 $ 745 $ 693 $ 539 $ 619 $ 669 $ 626
(a)
Realignment charges 11 39 19 3 1 - 11 7 2 49 65 53
Incremental accrual related to the India Defined
- - - - - - - - 117 - - -
Contribution Obligation (b)
(c)
Initial funding of Cognizant U.S. Foundation - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
2020 Fit for Growth Plan restructuring charges (d) - - - - - - - - - - - 48
Adjusted income from operations $ 581 $ 645 $ 667 $ 660 $ 694 $ 770 $ 756 $ 700 $ 658 $ 668 $ 734 $ 727
GAAP operating margin 16.1% 16.5% 17.2% 17.2% 17.7% 16.7% 18.3% 16.8% 13.1% 14.9% 15.7% 14.6%
Realignment charges 0.3% 1.1% 0.5% 0.1% - - 0.2% 0.2% - 1.2% 1.6% 1.3%
Incremental accrual related to the India Defined
- - - - - - - - 2.9% - - -
Contribution Obligation
Initial funding of Cognizant U.S. Foundation - - - - - 2.5% - - - - - -
2020 Fit for Growth Plan restructuring charges - - - - - - - - - - - 1.1%
Adjusted operating margin 16.4% 17.6% 17.7% 17.3% 17.7% 19.2% 18.5% 17.0% 16.0% 16.1% 17.3% 17.0%
GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.92 $ 0.80 $ 0.84 $ (0.03) $ 0.88 $ 0.78 $ 0.82 $ 1.12 $ 0.77 $ 0.90 $ 0.90 $ 0.72
Effect of above adjustments, pre-tax 0.02 0.07 0.03 - - 0.17 0.02 0.01 0.20 0.09 0.12 0.18
Effect of non-operating foreign currency exchange (gains)
(0.08) (0.01) 0.02 (0.04) 0.06 0.14 0.21 (0.14) (0.01) (0.03) 0.09 0.08
losses, pre-tax (e)
(f)
Tax effect of above adjustments (0.02) (0.03) (0.01) (0.01) - (0.04) 0.01 (0.01) (0.05) (0.02) (0.03) (0.05)
Effect of the equity method investment impairment (g) - - - - - - - - - - - 0.10
(h)
Effect of the India Tax Law - - - - - - - - - - - 0.04
Effect of net incremental income tax expense related to
- - - 1.04 - - (0.01) - - - - -
the Tax Reform Act (i)
Effect of recognition of income tax benefit related to an
(0.09) - - - - - - - - - - -
uncertain tax position (j)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 0.75 $ 0.83 $ 0.88 $ 0.96 $ 0.94 $ 1.05 $ 1.05 $ 0.98 $ 0.91 $ 0.94 $ 1.08 $ 1.07
19 Please refer to page 21, 22 and 23 of this earnings supplement for corresponding Non-GAAP notes.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share amounts)
20 Please refer to page 21, 22 and 23 of this earnings supplement for corresponding Non-GAAP notes.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Notes:
(a) During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $53 million in realignment charges that include $4 million in employee separation costs, $27 million in employee retention costs and $22 million in third
party realignment costs. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $169 million of realignment charges that include $64 million of employee separation costs, $22 million of costs associated with our CEO
transition and the departure of our president, $45 million of employee retention costs and $38 million in third party realignment costs. The total costs related to the realignment are reported in "Restructuring charges"
in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Our guidance anticipates pre-tax realignment charges in the range of $0.08 to $0.11 per diluted share for the full year 2020. The tax effect of these realignment
charges is expected to be in the range of $0.02 to $0.03 per diluted share for the full year 2020.
(b) In the first quarter of 2019, a ruling of the Supreme Court of India interpreting certain statutory defined contribution obligations of employees and employers (the “India Defined Contribution Obligation”) altered
historical understandings of such obligations, extending them to cover additional portions of the employee’s income. As a result, the contributions of our employees and the Company in future periods are required to
be increased. In the first quarter of 2019, we accrued $117 million with respect to prior periods, assuming retroactive application of the Supreme Court’s ruling. There is significant uncertainty as to how the liability should
be calculated as it is impacted by multiple variables, including the period of assessment, the application with respect to certain current and former employees and whether interest and penalties may be assessed. Since
the ruling, a variety of trade associations and industry groups have advocated to the Indian government, highlighting the harm to the information technology sector, other industries and job growth in India that would
result from a retroactive application of the ruling. It is possible that the Indian government will review the matter and there is a substantial question as to whether the Indian government will apply the Supreme Court’s
ruling on a retroactive basis. As such, the ultimate amount of our obligation may be materially different from the amount accrued. The incremental accrual related to the India Defined Contribution Obligation is
reported in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in our unaudited consolidated statement of operations.
(c) In the second quarter of 2018, we provided $100 million of initial funding to Cognizant U.S. Foundation. This cost is reported in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in our unaudited consolidated statement of
operations.
(d) During the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $48 million in restructuring charges, as part of our 2020 Fit for Growth Plan, that include $45 million in employee separation costs, $2 million
in employee retention costs and $1 million in third party costs. The charges described above include $5 million of costs incurred in 2019 related to our exit from certain content-related services. The total costs related to
the 2020 Fit for Growth Plan are reported in "Restructuring charges" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Our guidance anticipates pre-tax charges in the range of $0.17 to $0.27 per diluted share
for the full year 2020. The tax effect of these charges is expected to be in the range of $0.04 to $0.07 per diluted share for the full year 2020.
(e) Non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses, inclusive of gains and losses on related foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes,
are reported in "Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses are subject to high
variability and low visibility and therefore cannot be provided on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts.
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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(f) Presented below are the tax impacts of each of our non-GAAP adjustments to pre-tax income:
Year Ended
Dec 31, Dec 31,
2018 2019
Tax impacts of non-GAAP adjustments:
Realignment charges $ 5 $ 43
Incremental accrual related to the India Defined
- 31
Contribution Obligation
Cognizant U.S. Foundation funding 28 -
2020 Fit for Growth restructuring charges - 13
Foreign currency exchange gains and losses (12) (1)
The effective tax rate related to each of our non-GAAP adjustments varies depending on the jurisdictions in which such income and expenses are generated and the statutory rates applicable in those
jurisdictions
(g) As a result of recent events, indicating one of our equity method investments experienced an other-than-temporary impairment, we assessed its fair value and determined that the carrying value exceeded
the fair value and therefore recorded an impairment charge of $57 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 within the caption "Income (loss) from equity method investments" in our consolidated statements of
operations.
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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(h) In December 2019, the Government of India enacted a new tax regime ("India Tax Law") effective retroactively to April 1, 2019 that enables domestic companies to elect to be taxed at a lower income tax
rate of 25.17%, as compared to the current income tax rate of 34.94%. Once a company elects into the lower income tax rate, a company may not benefit from any tax holidays associated with Special
Economic Zones and certain other tax incentives, including Minimum Alternative Tax credit carryforwards, and may not reverse its election. As a result of the enactment of the India Tax Law, we recorded
a one-time net income tax expense of $21 million due to the revaluation to the lower income tax rate of our India net deferred income tax assets that are expected to reverse after we elect into the new tax
regime.
(i) In the fourth quarter of 2017, in connection with the enactment of the Tax Reform Act, we recorded a one-time provisional net income tax expense of $617 million. In the third quarter of 2018, we finalized
our calculation of the one-time net income tax expense related to the enactment of the Tax Reform Act and recognized a $5 million income tax benefit, which reduced our provision for income taxes.
(j) In the first quarter of 2017, we recognized an income tax benefit previously unrecognized in our consolidated financial statements related to a specific uncertain tax position of $55 million. The recognition
of the benefit in 2017 was based on management’s reassessment regarding whether this unrecognized tax benefit met the more-likely-than-not threshold in light of the lapse in the statute of limitations as
to a portion of such benefit.
Reconciliation of FCF
Three Months Ended
Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 30,
(in millions) 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 277 $ 521 $ 773 $ 836 $ 388 $ 640 $ 862 $ 702 $ 269 $ 575 $ 717 $ 938
Purchases of property and equipment (66) (60) (78) (80) (96) (91) (94) (96) (106) (96) (97) (93)
FCF $ 211 $ 461 $ 695 $ 756 $ 292 $ 549 $ 768 $ 606 $ 163 $ 479 $ 620 $ 845
Year Ended
Dec 31, Dec 31,
(in millions) 2018 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,592 $ 2,499
Purchases of property and equipment (377) (392)
FCF $ 2,215 $ 2,107
The above tables serve to reconcile the Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
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