Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data
Fidelity National Information Services Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
The financial performance of the entity over the analyzed period is characterized by expanding gross margins offset by increasing operational overhead and a significant non-recurring impairment event in late 2022.
- Gross Profitability and Cost Management
- Gross profit margins exhibited a general upward trend, rising from 31.56% in March 2018 to a peak of 40.86% by December 2022. This improvement is mirrored by a gradual reduction in the cost of revenue, which decreased from levels near 68% in early 2018 to approximately 59% in late 2022. Although a slight increase in cost of revenue to 61.79% occurred in March 2023, the overall trajectory indicates enhanced production efficiency or a shift toward higher-margin revenue streams.
- Operating Expenses and Efficiency
- Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses demonstrated significant volatility and a long-term increase as a percentage of revenue. While early 2018 figures were between 13% and 17%, expenses spiked to 36.86% by December 2019. In subsequent periods, SG&A stabilized within a higher range of 26% to 31%, suggesting a permanent increase in the operational cost base relative to revenue growth.
- Analysis of Operating Income and Asset Impairments
- Operating income remained positive for the vast majority of the period, typically ranging between 3% and 21%. However, a severe anomaly is observed in December 2022, where a massive asset impairment of 474.14% of revenue resulted in an operating loss of 460.87%. Excluding this outlier, the operating margin showed signs of recovery through 2021 and 2022, returning to 9.60% by March 2023.
- Financial Costs and Net Earnings
- Net interest expenses showed a general decline from 2018 through early 2022, dropping from 3.48% to 1.23%, before rising again to 3.90% by March 2023. Net earnings attributable to common stockholders were highly erratic, with strong performance in 2018 (peaking at 13.75% in December) followed by a period of compressed margins in 2020. The bottom line was most severely impacted in December 2022, reporting a net loss of 467.71% of revenue, primarily driven by the aforementioned asset impairment.
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