Fair Isaac
Market Cap
US$8.8b
Last Updated
2020/04/10 04:54 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and data management products and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions.
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record with mediocre balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Fair Isaac's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FICO's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
14.1%
FICO
8.6%
US Software
9.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
7.9%
FICO
13.2%
US Software
-6.8%
US Market
Return vs Industry: FICO underperformed the US Software industry which returned 12.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FICO exceeded the US Market which returned -8.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FICO | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 14.1% | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| 30 Day | -4.3% | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 90 Day | -25.5% | -4.7% | -16.5% |
| 1 Year | 7.9%7.9% | 14.4%13.2% | -4.8%-6.8% |
| 3 Year | 138.9%138.9% | 116.0%106.8% | 23.4%15.2% |
| 5 Year | 227.0%226.5% | 180.5%160.6% | 41.3%25.7% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Fair Isaac's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Is Fair Isaac's (NYSE:FICO) P/E Ratio After Its Share Price Tanked?1 week ago | Simply Wall St
Have Insiders Been Selling Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) Shares This Year?3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
A Sliding Share Price Has Us Looking At Fair Isaac Corporation's (NYSE:FICO) P/E RatioValuation
Is Fair Isaac undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
42.17x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FICO ($300.69) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($261.7)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FICO is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FICO is good value based on its PE Ratio (42.1x) compared to the Software industry average (43x).
PE vs Market: FICO is poor value based on its PE Ratio (42.1x) compared to the US market (13.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: FICO is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FICO is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (36.4x) compared to the US Software industry average (4.5x).
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Future Growth
How is Fair Isaac forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 4 analysts?
8.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FICO's forecast earnings growth (12.2% per year) is above the savings rate (1.7%).
Earnings vs Market: FICO's earnings (12.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (13.3% per year).
High Growth Earnings: FICO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: FICO's revenue (4.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (6.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FICO's revenue (4.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if FICO's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Fair Isaac performed over the past 5 years?
15.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FICO has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FICO's current net profit margins (17.3%) are higher than last year (13%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FICO's earnings have grown by 15.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FICO's earnings growth over the past year (55%) exceeds its 5-year average (15.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FICO earnings growth over the past year (55%) exceeded the Software industry 18.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst FICO's Return on Equity (85.92%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is Fair Isaac's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FICO's short term assets ($461.0M) exceed its short term liabilities ($442.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: FICO's short term assets ($461.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($862.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FICO's debt to equity ratio (381.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: FICO's debt to equity ratio has increased from 150.8% to 381.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FICO's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (29.6%).
Interest Coverage: FICO's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Fair Isaac's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FICO's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FICO's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FICO's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FICO's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: FICO is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FICO's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
8.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Will Lansing (61yo)
8.25s
Tenure
US$11,345,257
Compensation
Mr. William J. Lansing, also known as Will, J.D., has been the Chief Executive Officer of Fair Isaac Corporation since January 27, 2012 and also serves as its President. Mr. Lansing serves as an Advisor at ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Will's total compensation ($USD11.35M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.40M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Will's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.25yrs | US$11.35m | 1.08% $94.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 0.67yr | US$5.46m | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer | 0.67yr | US$6.78m | 0.018% $1.5m | |
| Executive Vice President of Sales | 5.42yrs | US$3.95m | 0.11% $10.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Scores | 8yrs | US$3.94m | 0.32% $28.0m | |
| VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 8.42yrs | no data | 0.025% $2.2m | |
| VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 12.83yrs | US$2.43m | 0.37% $32.4m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 19.25yrs | US$998.48k | 0.20% $17.7m | |
| Senior VP of Scores & Analytics and Head of FICO Labs | 12.5yrs | no data | no data |
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FICO's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.25yrs | US$11.35m | 1.08% $94.4m | |
| Independent Director | 5.17yrs | US$326.48k | 0.030% $2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$288.98k | 0.0017% $152.7k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 4.17yrs | US$445.76k | 0.029% $2.5m | |
| Independent Director | 13.17yrs | US$368.26k | 0.086% $7.5m | |
| Independent Director | 23.67yrs | US$412.61k | 0.18% $15.8m | |
| Independent Director | 0.083yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.5yrs | US$309.67k | no data |
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FICO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: FICO insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Fair Isaac Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Fair Isaac Corporation
- Ticker: FICO
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1956
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$8.777b
- Shares outstanding: 29.15m
- Website: https://www.fico.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Fair Isaac Corporation
- 181 Metro Drive
- Suite 700
- San Jose
- California
- 95110
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FICO | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jul 1987 |
| FRI | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jul 1987 |
| 0TIQ | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jul 1987 |
| FRI | BRSE (Berne Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CH | CHF | Jul 1987 |
| FICO1 * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jul 1987 |
Biography
Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and data management products and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions. The company offers analytical solutions, credit scoring, and credit account management products and services to banks, credit reporting agencies, credit card processing agencies, insurers, retailers, healthcare organizations, and public agencies. It operates through three segments: Applications, Scores, and Decision Management Software. The Applications segment offers pre-configured decision management applications designed for various business problems or processes, such as marketing, account origination, customer management, fraud, collection, and insurance claims management, as well as associated professional services. The Scores segment provides business-to-business scoring solutions and services, including myFICO solutions for consumers that give clients access to analytics to be integrated into their transaction streams and decision-making processes, as well as associated professional services. The Decision Management Software segment offers analytic and decision management software tools, as well as associated professional services. The company offers a portfolio of applications, tools, and services in the cloud to clients through its FICO Analytic Cloud, FICO Decision Management Suite, and FICO Decision Management Platform. Fair Isaac Corporation markets its products and services primarily through its direct sales organization; indirect channels; subsidiary sales organizations; and resellers and independent distributors, as well as online. It operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Fair Isaac & Company, Inc. and changed its name to Fair Isaac Corporation in July 1992. Fair Isaac Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/04/10 04:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/04/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.