STAMFORD, Conn. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 30, 2021 — Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing and financial services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter 2021.
“We delivered a solid start to the year, with every business making a meaningful contribution to our first quarter results,” said Marc B. Lautenbach, President and CEO, Pitney Bowes. “Revenue continued to demonstrate strong growth, every business improved its EBIT performance from prior year, and we strengthened our balance sheet. As we enter the final chapter of our transformation, we are well-positioned to reach our ultimate goal of achieving improved profitable revenue growth.”
First Quarter 2021
- Revenue of $915 million, growth of 15 percent on a reported basis and 14 percent excluding the impact of currency
- GAAP EPS of ($0.18), which includes a loss related to debt refinancing
- Adjusted EPS of $0.07
- EPS reflects a $0.02 tax benefit associated with an affiliate reorganization.
- GAAP cash from operations of $66 million; free cash flow net use of $1 million.
- The Company reduced debt by $126 million from year-end 2020 and took several actions to refine its capital structure which reduced near-term refinancing risk, improved pricing of its Term Loan B and extended the duration of maturities across its capital structure.
- Global Ecommerce grew revenue 41 percent on a reported basis and 40 percent excluding the impact of currency; EBIT margins and EBITDA margins improved over prior year.
- Presort Services grew revenue, EBIT margins and EBITDA margins over prior year.
- SendTech EBIT margins and EBITDA margins improved over prior year, which is the second consecutive quarter of EBIT and EBITDA year-over-year dollar growth.
Earnings per share results are summarized in the table below:
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First Quarter* |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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GAAP EPS |
($0.18) |
|
($1.22) |
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Discontinued operations |
(0.02) |
|
(0.06) |
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GAAP EPS from continuing operations |
($0.16) |
|
($1.28) |
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Restructuring charges |
0.01 |
|
0.02 |
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Goodwill impairment charge |
- |
|
1.15 |
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Loss on debt refinancing |
0.22 |
|
0.16 |
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Adjusted EPS |
$0.07 |
|
$0.05 |
* The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the totals due to rounding.
Business Segment Reporting
Global Ecommerce facilitates domestic retail ecommerce shipping solutions, including delivery, returns and fulfillment, and global cross-border ecommerce transactions.
Presort Services provides sortation services to qualify large volumes of First Class Mail, Marketing Mail, Marketing Mail Flats and Bound Printed Matter for postal workshare discounts.
Sending Technology Solutions offers physical and digital mailing and shipping technology solutions, financing, services, supplies and other applications for small and medium businesses to help simplify and save on the sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels and flats.
Global Ecommerce
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First Quarter |
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($ millions) |
2021 |
2020 |
% Change
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% Change
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Revenue |
$413 |
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$292 |
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41% |
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40% |
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EBITDA |
($8) |
|
($11) |
|
28% |
|
|
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EBIT |
($26) |
|
($29) |
|
11% |
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