Oracle Corporation Q1 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview
  • Oracle delivered a strong Q1 FY2021, with revenue and EPS both exceeding the midpoint of guidance.
  • Total quarterly revenue reached $9.4 billion, up 2% year-over-year (YoY).
  • Non-GAAP EPS was $0.93, up 16% in USD (14% in constant currency), despite $120 million higher YoY interest expense.
  • Operating income rose 8% YoY (best performance in three years), supported by a 3% reduction in operating expenses.
  • Operating margin expanded to 45%, up from 42% last year.
Key Revenue Drivers
  • Cloud services & license support revenue was $6.9 billion, up 2% YoY and representing 74% of company revenue.
  • Fusion applications revenue grew 26% YoY, with:
    • Fusion ERP up 33%
    • Fusion HCM up 22%
    • Netsuite ERP up 23%
  • Infrastructure subscription revenue grew 1% to $4.1 billion; database revenue up 3%.
  • Autonomous Database revenue grew 64% YoY.
  • OCI annualized consumption revenue increased 130% YoY.
  • License revenue was $886 million, up 8% YoY, outperforming peers and defying broader industry declines.
  • Hardware revenue stabilizing; Exadata revenue up 15% with bookings up high double digits.
Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
  • Operating cash flow over the past four quarters: $13.1 billion.
  • Free cash flow over the same period: $11.5 billion.

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Operator: Welcome to Oracle's First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. Now, I'd like to turn today's call over to Ken Bond, Senior Vice President. Ken Bond: Thank you, Erica. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Oracle's first quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference call. A copy of the press release and financial tables, which includes a GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation and other supplemental financial information can be viewed and downloaded from our Investor Relations website. Additionally, a list of customers being mentioned on this conference call, which have purchased Oracle Cloud services or went live on Oracle Cloud this quarter, will also be available from our Investor Relations website. On the call today are Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Larry Ellison; and CEO, Safra Catz. As a reminder, today's discussion will include forward-looking statements, including predictions, expectations, estimates or other information that might be considered forward-looking. Throughout today's discussion, we will present some important factors relating to our business, which may potentially affect these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements being made today. As a result, we caution you from placing undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and we encourage you to review our most recent reports, including our 10-K and 10-Q and

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