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CERNER Corp

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2022 10-Q, filed May 3, 2022. Its latest SEC filing is a 15-12G from Jun 23, 2022.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2021 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells clinical, financial and operational information systems and services to hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations.

How Did They Make Money?

Healthcare clients pay for software, implementation and other services, hosting, support, and hardware. Contracts typically call for an initial payment at signing, with later payments due on set dates for licensed software and as services, hardware, and sublicensed software are delivered; service fees may be billed as hours are worked.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Revenue, Licensed Software, Net
Mix

13%
FY2018: 11%
Revenue, Technology Resale, Net
Mix
3.2%
FY2018: 4.6%
Revenue, Subscriptions, Net
Mix
6.6%
FY2018: 6.1%
Revenue, Professional Services, Net
Mix

37%
FY2018: 34%
Revenue, Managed Services, Net
Recurring

22%
FY2018: 22%
Revenue, Support and Maintenance Services, Net
Recurring

18%
FY2018: 21%
Revenue, Reimbursement Revenue
0.6%
FY2018: 1.8%

Who Were Their Customers?

Hospitals and health systems make up the main market; Cerner also sells to physician groups, governments and other healthcare organizations. It markets directly to physician practices and uses existing client relationships to generate sales contacts.

Customers above 10% of revenue, FY2021
of revenue from one customer

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 10 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2021 and turned 26 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2021
12% of revenue
▼ −23% vs FY2020 ($914.6M, 17%)
Net income, FY2021
10% of revenue
▼ −29% vs FY2020 ($780.1M, 14%)
Free cash flow, FY2021
26% of revenue
▲ +29% vs FY2020 ($1.2B, 21%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2021 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2022, the three months to Mar 31, 2022
Revenue
▲ +3%
vs $1.4B in Q1 FY2021
Net income
▲ +20%
vs $172.3M in Q1 FY2021
Revenue, Professional Services, Net share of revenue vs 35.6% in Q1 FY2021
  • Jun 8, 2022 Oracle completed its acquisition of Cerner Cerner became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle.

Grew. Revenue grew 12% in 4 years, from $5.1B in FY2017 to $5.8B in FY2021, about 3% a year.

Life sciences research services Cerner adds a business serving life sciences companies with data-driven services for discovery, development and deployment of therapies and clinical research. The older business description lists healthcare data analysis and services for employers.

Revenue over time
Revenue, Licensed Software, Net Revenue, Technology Resale, Net Revenue, Subscriptions, Net Revenue, Professional Services, Net Revenue, Managed Services, Net Revenue, Support and Maintenance Services, Net Revenue, Reimbursement Revenue
$10B$5B$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Epic Systems, Arcadia Solutions, Health Catalyst, athenahealth, InterSystems, Capsule Technologies, Innovaccer, Computer Programs and Systems, Medical Information Technology, eClinicalWorks, and Optum

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