IQVIA Holdings (IQV) Q4 FY2021 earnings: revenue $3.6 billion, up 10.2% on the year

IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) reported revenue of $3.6 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 10.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $318 million, up 167.2% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.62. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 16 February 2022.

Revenue

$3.6 billion

+10.2% on the year · +7.2% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Operating margin

12.7%

8.8% a year earlier

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Net income

$318 million

+167.2% on the year · +21.8% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Diluted EPS

$1.62

+165.6% on the year · +20.9% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	3,636	3,391	3,298	+7.2%	+10.2%
Cost of revenue	2,364	n/a	n/a
Gross profit	1,272	n/a	n/a
Gross margin	35.0%	n/a	n/a
Selling, general and administrative	542	n/a	n/a
Operating income	463	302	289	+53.3%	+60.2%
Operating margin	12.7%	8.9%	8.8%
Interest expense	90.0	n/a	n/a
Pre-tax income	376	n/a	n/a
Income tax	59.0	n/a	n/a
Effective tax rate	15.7%	n/a	n/a
Net income	318	261	119	+21.8%	+167.2%
Net margin	8.7%	n/a	n/a
Diluted EPS	$1.62	$1.34	$0.61	+20.9%	+165.6%

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	692	n/a	n/a
Capital expenditure	184	n/a	n/a
Free cash flow	508	n/a	n/a
Free cash flow margin	14.0%	n/a	n/a
Cash from investing	-647	n/a	n/a
Cash from financing	-138	n/a	n/a
Depreciation and amortisation	262	336	344	-22.0%	-23.8%
Share-based compensation	42.0	n/a	n/a
Buybacks	204	n/a	n/a
Diluted shares, weighted	195m	195m	n/a	-0.2%
Shares outstanding at period end	191m	191m	191m	-0.3%	-0.3%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	6,042	5,829	6,001	+3.7%	+0.7%
Non-controlling interest	0.0	n/a	n/a
Debt	12,125	12,172	12,533	-0.4%	-3.3%
Operating lease liabilities	313	n/a	n/a
Finance lease liabilities	177	n/a	n/a
Other liabilities	6,032	n/a	n/a
Total liabilities and equity	24,689	n/a	n/a
Fixed assets	497	n/a	n/a
Goodwill	13,301	n/a	n/a
Intangible assets	4,943	n/a	n/a
Investments	111	n/a	n/a
Cash and equivalents	1,366	1,470	1,814	-7.1%	-24.7%
Receivables	2,551	n/a	n/a
Other assets	1,920	n/a	n/a
Total assets	24,689	n/a	n/a

Questions

What was IQVIA Holdings' revenue in Q4 FY2021?

IQVIA Holdings (IQV) reported revenue of $3.6 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 10.2% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did IQVIA Holdings earn in Q4 FY2021?

Net income for Q4 FY2021 was $318 million, up 167.2% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.62.

When did IQVIA Holdings report Q4 FY2021 results?

IQVIA Holdings filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 16 February 2022; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	3,636	3,568	3,541	3,562	3,739	3,652	3,728	3,736	3,868	3,737	3,814	3,896	3,958	3,829	4,017	4,100	4,364	4,151	4,368	4,428
Cost of revenue	2,364	2,323	2,331	2,321	2,407	2,398	2,443	2,426	2,478	2,444	2,488	2,518	2,580	2,531	2,694	2,727	2,928	2,796	2,933	2,930
Gross profit	1,272	799	795	812	1,332	802	850	862	1,390	827	863	915	1,378	1,298	1,323	1,373	1,436	1,355	1,435	1,498
Gross margin	35%	22%	22%	23%	36%	22%	23%	23%	36%	22%	23%	23%	35%	34%	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%	34%
SG&A	542	488	483	517	583	513	482	502	556	508	509	522	453	508	509	514	468	502	574	569
Operating income	463	495	453	472	379	471	524	481	501	506	520	550	626	496	506	553	627	514	506	572
Operating margin	13%	14%	13%	13%	10%	13%	14%	13%	13%	14%	14%	14%	16%	13%	13%	13%	14%	12%	12%	13%
Interest expense	90.0	86.0	94.0	108	128	141	169	181	181	166	163	170	171	165	182	189	193	192	197	203
Pre-tax income	376	400	328	360	275	362	375	349	373	340	436	349	544	323	323	408	537	328	301	386
Tax rate	16%	18%	22%	19%	17%	20%	22%	15%	-27%	14%	17%	19%	21%	19%	17%	19%	11%	18%	20%	20%
Net income	318	325	256	283	227	289	297	303	469	288	363	285	437	249	266	331	514	274	256	350
Net margin	9%	9%	7%	8%	6%	8%	8%	8%	12%	8%	10%	7%	11%	7%	7%	8%	12%	7%	6%	8%
Diluted EPS	$1.62	$1.68	$1.34	$1.49	$1.20	$1.53	$1.59	$1.63	$2.54	$1.56	$1.97	$1.55	$2.42	$1.40	$1.54	$1.93	$2.99	$1.61	$1.53	$2.10
Operating cash flow	692	508	329	863	560	417	402	583	747	522	588	721	885	568	443	908	735	618	558	825
Capital expenditure	184	177	161	165	171	164	160	146	179	145	143	150	164	142	151	136	174	127	198	158
Free cash flow	508	331	168	698	389	253	242	437	568	377	445	571	721	426	292	772	561	491	360	667
Buybacks	204	403	490	210	65.0	129	490	144	229	0.0	0.0	200	1,150	375	657	0.0	212	552	398	0.0
Shares outstanding	191m	189m	187m	186m	186m	186m	183m	182m	182m	182m	182m	182m	176m	174m	170m	170m	170m	167m	165m	165m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-K for the period ended 31 December 2021, filed 16 February 2022: the filing.