$ACIW
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. Stock $aciw

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2021 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000093503622000010 Filed on February 24, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
Revenue	$1.371B	$387.0M	$1.294B
YoY Change	5.89%	-3.22%	2.86%
Cost Of Revenue	$638.9M	$150.7M	$622.5M
YoY Change	2.64%	-12.94%	0.81%
Gross Profit	$731.7M	$236.3M	$671.9M
YoY Change	8.91%	4.2%	4.84%
Gross Profit Margin	53.39%	61.06%	51.91%
Selling, General & Admin	$250.3M	$76.66M	$256.0M
YoY Change	-2.22%	32.06%	-1.14%
% of Gross Profit	34.21%	32.43%	38.11%
Research & Development	$144.3M	$31.12M	$139.3M
YoY Change	3.6%	-10.07%	-4.97%
% of Gross Profit	19.72%	13.17%	20.73%
Depreciation & Amortization	$133.4M	$35.30M	$140.3M
YoY Change	-4.93%	3.52%	14.48%
% of Gross Profit	18.23%	14.94%	20.88%
Operating Expenses	$394.7M	$107.8M	$395.3M
YoY Change	-0.17%	16.33%	-2.52%
Operating Profit	$209.9M	$95.71M	$144.7M
YoY Change	45.01%	-6.55%	16.96%
Interest Expense	$45.06M	$12.39M	$56.63M
YoY Change	-20.43%	-31.57%	-11.56%
% of Operating Profit	21.47%	12.95%	39.12%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$34.83M	-$4.300M	-$46.12M
YoY Change	-24.47%	-63.44%	-10.53%
Pretax Income	$175.1M	$91.41M	$98.63M
YoY Change	77.5%	0.83%	36.58%
Income Tax	$47.27M	$24.26M	$25.97M
% Of Pretax Income	27.0%	26.54%	26.33%
Net Earnings	$127.8M	$67.15M	$72.66M
YoY Change	75.88%	21.01%	8.35%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.32%	17.35%	5.61%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.09	$0.57	$0.62
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.08	$0.56	$0.62
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	117.4M shares	116.8M shares	116.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	118.6M shares		118.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$122.1M	$165.4M	$165.4M
YoY Change	-26.2%	36.24%	36.24%
Cash & Equivalents	$122.1M	$165.4M	$165.4M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$495.0M	$17.37M	$646.7M
YoY Change	-23.46%	-28.24%	47.08%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses		$24.29M
Receivables	$320.4M	$167.6M	$342.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$937.4M	$1.155B	$1.155B
YoY Change	-18.83%	25.48%	25.48%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$110.9M	$64.73M	$106.0M
YoY Change	4.6%	-8.02%	-17.06%
Goodwill		$1.280B
YoY Change		-0.02%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$19.30M	$19.30M	$19.30M
YoY Change	0.0%		4.32%
Other Assets	$93.96M	$54.10M	$92.30M
YoY Change	1.79%	-25.62%	-12.76%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.221B	$2.232B	$2.232B
YoY Change	-0.48%	-4.5%	-4.5%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$937.4M	$1.155B	$1.155B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.221B	$2.232B	$2.232B
Total Assets	$3.159B	$3.387B	$3.387B
YoY Change	-6.74%	3.97%	3.97%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$41.31M	$41.22M	$41.20M
YoY Change	0.27%	11.38%	11.35%
Accrued Expenses	$71.67M	$70.70M	$70.70M
YoY Change	1.38%	31.9%	31.9%
Deferred Revenue		$95.85M
YoY Change		45.7%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$45.87M	$34.27M	$34.30M
YoY Change	33.73%	0.34%	0.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$754.2M	$905.6M	$905.6M
YoY Change	-16.72%	47.99%	47.97%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.020B	$1.121B	$1.121B
YoY Change	-9.0%	-16.3%	-16.3%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$103.8M	$39.93M	$113.5M
YoY Change	-8.53%	-10.53%	-21.51%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.124B	$1.161B	$1.234B
YoY Change	-8.95%	-16.11%	-16.81%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$754.2M	$905.6M	$905.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.124B	$1.161B	$1.234B
Total Liabilities	$1.914B	$2.180B	$2.180B
YoY Change	-12.22%	2.48%	2.48%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.003B
YoY Change		7.81%
Common Stock		$683.1M
YoY Change		2.21%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$387.6M
YoY Change		2.63%
Treasury Stock Shares		23.41M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.245B	$1.207B	$1.207B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.159B	$3.387B	$3.387B
YoY Change	-6.74%	3.97%	3.97%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$127.8M	$67.15M	$72.66M
YoY Change	75.88%	21.01%	8.35%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$133.4M	$35.30M	$140.3M
YoY Change	-4.93%	3.52%	14.48%
Cash From Operating Activities	$220.5M	$144.2M	$314.9M
YoY Change	-29.99%	196.1%	137.47%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$20.58M	-$11.00M	$17.80M
YoY Change	15.6%	2.8%	-22.92%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$15.90M	-$15.93M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-333.82%	-163.23%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$45.37M	$4.900M	-$30.70M
YoY Change	47.78%	-128.0%	-96.3%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$103.9M		$25.12M
YoY Change	313.73%		-21.56%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$256.9M	-112.7M	-$159.9M
YoY Change	60.66%	295.44%	-123.92%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$220.5M	144.2M	$314.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$45.37M	4.900M	-$30.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$256.9M	-112.7M	-$159.9M
Net Change In Cash	-$81.24M	36.40M	$124.3M
YoY Change	-165.38%	1248.15%	-500.54%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$220.5M	$144.2M	$314.9M
Capital Expenditures	$20.58M	-$11.00M	$17.80M
Free Cash Flow	$199.9M	$155.2M	$297.1M
YoY Change	-32.72%	161.28%	171.3%

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CY2020	aciw	Amortization Of Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset AmortizationOfOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	23448000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span></div>
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