STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2014-- Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) today reported financial results for the first quarter 2014.

Highlights

• First quarter results from continuing operations exclude $16 million in revenue and $0.01 in EPS for the Canadian Document Imaging Solutions (DIS) business, which is reflected as a discontinued operation
• Revenue of $937 million, growth of 3 percent over prior year
• Adjusted EPS of $0.42, growth of 15 percent over prior year, excludes debt extinguishment costs of $0.19 per share and restructuring charges of $0.03 per share
• GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.21; GAAP EPS of $0.22
• Free cash flow of $138 million; cash from operations of $106 million
• Despite the sale of the DIS business, the Company reaffirms its revenue growth rate, adjusted EPS and free cash flow guidance for the year; updates GAAP EPS from continuing operations guidance
• Issued $500 million of 10-year bonds and retired $500 million of debt

“We delivered another solid quarter and our actions are beginning to support our long-term economic model,” said Marc B. Lautenbach, President and CEO, Pitney Bowes. “Our core mailing businesses continued to improve and stabilize, and our Digital Commerce business posted another excellent quarter of double-digit revenue growth.

“We are off to a good start to the year,” Lautenbach continued. “The decisions we made and the actions we have taken over the past 15 months are beginning to pay off. While we have more to do, we are confident in our ability to continue to execute and deliver on our long-term financial model. Our strategy is the right one and we remain well-positioned to further capitalize on the changes in the marketplace and the requirements of our clients.”

FIRST QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

Results for the quarter reflect the DIS business as a discontinued operation. Revenue from continuing operations in the first quarter totaled $937 million, growth of 3 percent on both a reported and constant currency basis when compared to the prior year. Revenue results in the first quarter reflect the ongoing improvement in trends that the Company started to experience in 2013. Revenue for the quarter benefited from 23 percent growth in the Digital Commerce Solutions segment and from 1 percent growth in the Enterprise Business Solutions group. Revenue in the Small and Medium Business (SMB) Solutions group declined just 1 percent, which reflects the continued stabilization of revenue for this business.

Adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the first quarter were $0.42.

First quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations, on a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis were $0.21. GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations include a charge of $0.19 per share related to debt extinguishment costs associated with the debt tender in the quarter. Results also include restructuring charges of $0.03 per share associated with the previously announced cost reduction plans.

GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.22 include income from discontinued operations of $0.01 per share.

Earnings Per Share Reconciliation*			Q1 2014				Q1 2013
Adjusted EPS from continuing operations			$0.42				$0.37
Extinguishment of debt			($0.19	)			($0.08	)
Restructuring charges			($0.03	)			-
GAAP EPS from continuing operations			$0.21				$0.29
Discontinued operations – income (loss)			$0.01				$0.04
GAAP EPS			$0.22				$0.33

* The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the totals above due to rounding.

FREE CASH FLOW RESULTS

Free cash flow for the quarter was $138 million, while on a GAAP basis, the Company generated $106 million in cash from operations. In comparison to the prior year, free cash flow benefited from higher adjusted net income and the timing of tax payments. During the quarter, the Company used $38 million of cash for dividends and $19 million for restructuring payments.

During the quarter, the Company issued $500 million of 10-year bonds and used the proceeds to retire $500 million of debt.

BUSINESS SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has reclassified current and prior period results, associated with its shipping solutions, from the SMB Solutions group to the Digital Commerce Solutions segment. The Company’s business segment reporting reflects the clients served in each market and the way it is now managing these segments for growth and profitability. The reporting segment groups are: Small & Medium Business (SMB) Solutions group; Enterprise Business Solutions group; and the Digital Commerce Solutions segment.

The Small and Medium Business (SMB) Solutions group offers mailing equipment, financing, services and supplies for small and medium businesses to efficiently create mail and evidence postage. This group includes the North America Mailing and International Mailing segments. North America Mailing includes the operations of U.S. and Canada Mailing. International Mailing includes all other SMB operations around the world.

The Enterprise Business Solutions group provides mailing equipment and services for large enterprise clients to process mail, including sortation services to qualify large mail volumes for postal worksharing discounts. This group includes the global Production Mail and Presort Services segments.

The Digital Commerce Solutions segment leverages digital and mobile channels that make the Company’s clients’ customer-facing functions more effective. This segment includes software, marketing services, a digital document exchange, shipping and ecommerce solutions.

SMB Solutions Group

				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$534 million			(1%)			(1%)
EBIT				$185 million			12%

Within the SMB Solutions Group:

North America Mailing
				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$381 million			(2%)			(1%)
EBIT				$160 million			8%

Within the North America Mailing results, equipment sales revenue benefited from 2 percent growth in the U.S., which was more than offset by lower equipment sales in Canada. This was the second consecutive quarter of positive growth in U.S. equipment sales, which benefited from the Company’s go-to-market strategy. Recurring revenue streams declined at a lesser rate than prior year due to growth in supplies revenue and a moderation in the decline in financing and rentals revenue, continuing a trend of year-over-year improvement. Overall, North America Mailing revenue declined at the lowest rate in more than 5 years.

EBIT margin improved during the quarter due to the new go-to-market strategy and additional cost reduction initiatives.

International Mailing
				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$153 million			0%			(1%)
EBIT				$25 million			43%

International Mailing revenue benefited from growth in supplies, offset by a decline in rentals revenue, largely in France, due primarily to a migration from the rental of equipment to financing of equipment. Financing revenue was slightly positive in the quarter. EBIT margin improved versus the prior year due to the mix of products and cost reduction initiatives.

Enterprise Business Solutions Group

				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$222 million			1%			1%
EBIT				$32 million			1%

Within the Enterprise Business Solutions Group:

Worldwide Production Mail
				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$105 million			(4%)			(4%)
EBIT				$8 million			(1%)

Production Mail revenue was impacted by fewer production print installations during the quarter compared to the prior year. However, revenue benefited from increased sales of inserting and sortation equipment, as well as ongoing growth in supplies. EBIT margin improved due to the greater mix of higher-margin inserting systems sold in the quarter and cost reduction initiatives.

Presort Services
				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$116 million			5%			5%
EBIT				$24 million			2%

Presort Services revenue benefited from an increase in First Class mail volume processed as well as higher revenue related to improved qualification of presorted mail for postal rate discounts. EBIT increased on revenue growth but EBIT margin declined versus the prior year in part due to costs associated with the consolidation of two processing facilities in Pennsylvania, which will result in improved future operating efficiencies.

Digital Commerce Solutions

				1Q 2014			Y-O-Y Change			Change ex Currency
Revenue				$181 million			23%			23%
EBIT				$10 million			N/M

Digital Commerce Solutions revenue benefited primarily from continued strong growth in the Company’s ecommerce solutions for cross-border package delivery. The Company also experienced growth in its software license and marketing services revenues. EBIT margin increased as a result of the operating leverage related to the scaling of the ecommerce business, which was partially offset by the continued investments in ecommerce technology and infrastructure. EBIT margin was also impacted by the investment in the software channel specialization.

2014 GUIDANCE

This guidance discusses future results which are inherently subject to unforeseen risks and developments. As such, discussions about the business outlook should be read in the context of an uncertain future, as well as the risk factors identified in the safe harbor language at the end of this release and as more fully outlined in the Company's 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Despite the sale of its DIS business, which contributed $0.01 per share to discontinued operations in the first quarter on a GAAP basis, the Company is reaffirming its full year guidance for revenue growth rate, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow.

The Company still expects:

• 2014 revenue growth rate, excluding the impacts of currency, to be in a range of a one percent decline to two percent growth when compared to 2013;
• Adjusted earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $1.75 to $1.90;
• Free cash flow to be in the range of $475 million to $575 million.

The Company now expects GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations to be in the range of $1.53 to $1.68, which reflects the following first quarter charges:

• Debt extinguishment costs of $0.19 per share;
• Restructuring costs of $0.03 per share.

This guidance excludes any further actions that are under consideration by the Company to streamline its operations and further reduce its cost structure.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management of Pitney Bowes will discuss the Company’s results in a broadcast over the Internet today at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Instructions for listening to the earnings results via the Web are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s web site at www.pb.com.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small, mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build loyalty and grow revenue. Many of the company’s solutions are delivered on open platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes includes direct mail, transactional mail and call center communications in its solution mix along with digital channel messaging for the Web, email and mobile applications.

Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new opportunity™ www.pb.com

The Company's financial results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Company uses measures such as adjusted earnings per share, adjusted income from continuing operations and free cash flow to exclude the impact of special items like restructuring charges, tax adjustments, and goodwill and asset write-downs, because, while these are actual Company expenses, they can mask underlying trends associated with its business. Such items are often inconsistent in amount and frequency and as such, the adjustments allow an investor greater insight into the current underlying operating trends of the business.

The use of free cash flow provides investors insight into the amount of cash that management could have available for other discretionary uses. It adjusts GAAP cash from operations for capital expenditures, as well as special items like cash used for restructuring charges, unusual tax settlements or payments and contributions to its pension funds. Management uses segment EBIT to measure profitability and performance at the segment level. EBIT is determined by deducting the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses not allocated to a particular business segment, restructuring charges and goodwill and asset impairments, which are recognized on a consolidated basis. In addition, financial results are presented on a constant currency basis to exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates since the prior period under comparison. Constant currency measures are intended to help investors better understand the underlying operational performance of the business excluding the impacts of shifts in currency exchange rates over the intervening period.

Pitney Bowes has provided a quantitative reconciliation to GAAP in supplemental schedules. This information may also be found at the Company's web site www.pb.com/investorrelations.

This document contains “forward-looking statements” about its expected or potential future business and financial performance. For us forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about its future revenue and earnings guidance and other statements about future events or conditions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: mail volumes; the uncertain economic environment; timely development, market acceptance and regulatory approvals, if needed, of new products; fluctuations in customer demand; changes in postal regulations; interrupted use of key information systems; management of outsourcing arrangements; the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system; changes in business portfolio; foreign currency exchange rates; changes in our credit ratings; management of credit risk; changes in interest rates; the financial health of national posts; and other factors beyond its control as more fully outlined in the Company's 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pitney Bowes assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, events or developments.

Note: Consolidated statements of income; revenue and EBIT by business segment; and reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are attached.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
			Three months ended March 31,
			2014					2013
Revenue:
Equipment sales			$	189,056				$	196,767
Supplies				79,517					73,218
Software				91,555					87,012
Rentals				123,579					129,114
Financing				110,050					113,887
Support services				158,252					162,589
Business services				185,488					146,776
Total revenue				937,497					909,363
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales				82,534					94,543
Cost of supplies				24,154					22,846
Cost of software				30,164					24,791
Cost of rentals				25,444					26,398
Financing interest expense				19,653					19,019
Cost of support services				98,981					102,529
Cost of business services				128,936					102,355
Selling, general and administrative				351,375					351,654
Research and development				26,192					29,251
Restructuring charges				9,841					-
Other interest expense				24,917					30,739
Interest income				(853	)				(1,748	)
Other expense, net				61,657					25,121
Total costs and expenses				882,995					827,498
Income from continuing operations before income taxes				54,502					81,865
Provision for income taxes				8,036					17,795
Income from continuing operations				46,466					64,070
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				2,801					8,030
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests				49,267					72,100
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable
to noncontrolling interests				4,594					4,594
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.			$	44,673				$	67,506
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations			$	41,872				$	59,476
Income from discontinued operations				2,801					8,030
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.			$	44,673				$	67,506
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations				0.21					0.30
Discontinued operations				0.01					0.04
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.			$	0.22				$	0.34
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations				0.21					0.29
Discontinued operations				0.01					0.04
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.			$	0.22				$	0.33

(1)		The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals above due to rounding.
(2)		Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited in thousands, except per share data)
Assets			March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	903,342				$	907,806
Short-term investments				27,060					31,128
Accounts receivable, gross				444,149					482,949
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable				(13,900	)				(13,149	)
Accounts receivable, net				430,249					469,800
Finance receivables				1,095,183					1,127,261
Allowance for credit losses				(23,607	)				(24,340	)
Finance receivables, net				1,071,576					1,102,921
Inventories				100,956					103,580
Current income taxes				30,006					28,934
Other current assets and prepayments				125,065					147,067
Assets held for sale				127,038					46,976
Total current assets				2,815,292					2,838,212
Property, plant and equipment, net				237,901					245,171
Rental property and equipment, net				219,512					226,146
Finance receivables				886,853					974,972
Allowance for credit losses				(12,014	)				(12,609	)
Finance receivables, net				874,839					962,363
Investment in leveraged leases				33,690					34,410
Goodwill				1,726,596					1,734,871
Intangible assets, net				110,878					120,387
Non-current income taxes				69,008					73,751
Other assets				543,620					537,397
Total assets			$	6,631,336				$	6,772,708
Liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			$	1,484,250				$	1,644,582
Current income taxes				163,080					157,340
Notes payable and current portion of long-term obligations				274,879					-
Advance billings				466,410					425,833
Liabilities related to assets held for sale				1,116					-
Total current liabilities				2,389,735					2,227,755
Deferred taxes on income				58,975					60,667
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities				187,423					186,452
Long-term debt				3,066,690					3,346,295
Other non-current liabilities				442,365					466,766
Total liabilities				6,145,188					6,287,935
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders' equity in subsidiaries)				296,370					296,370
Stockholders' equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible				1					4
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible				563					591
Common stock, $1 par value				323,338					323,338
Additional paid-in-capital				170,038					196,977
Retained Earnings				4,705,475					4,698,791
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(573,333	)				(574,556	)
Treasury Stock, at cost				(4,436,304	)				(4,456,742	)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders' equity				189,778					188,403
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity			$	6,631,336				$	6,772,708

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Revenue and EBIT
Business Segments
March 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)				Three Months Ended March 31,
														%
				2014					2013					Change
Revenue
North America Mailing				$	381,027					388,836				-2	%
International Mailing					153,268					152,976				0	%
Small & Medium Business Solutions					534,295					541,812				-1	%
Production Mail					105,216					109,453				-4	%
Presort Services					116,491					110,900				5	%
Enterprise Business Solutions					221,707					220,353				1	%
Digital Commerce Solutions					181,495					147,198				23	%
Total revenue				$	937,497				$	909,363				3	%
EBIT (1)
North America Mailing				$	160,338				$	148,458				8	%
International Mailing					24,819					17,390				43	%
Small & Medium Business Solutions					185,157					165,848				12	%
Production Mail					7,737					7,832				-1	%
Presort Services					23,896					23,488				2	%
Enterprise Business Solutions					31,633					31,320				1	%
Digital Commerce Solutions					9,531					(279	)			N/M
Total EBIT				$	226,321				$	196,889				15	%
Unallocated amounts:
Interest, net (2)					(43,717	)				(48,010	)
Corporate and other expenses					(56,604	)				(41,893	)
Restructuring charges					(9,841	)				-
Other expense, net					(61,657	)				(25,121	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes				$	54,502				$	81,865

(1)		Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) excludes general corporate expenses and restructuring charges.
(2)		Interest, net includes financing interest expense, other interest expense and interest income.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Reconciliation of Reported Consolidated Results to Adjusted Results
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014					2013
GAAP income from continuing operations
after income taxes, as reported				$	41,872				$	59,476
Restructuring charges					6,681					-
Extinguishment of debt					37,833					15,325
Income from continuing operations
after income taxes, as adjusted				$	86,386				$	74,801
GAAP diluted earnings per share from
continuing operations, as reported				$	0.21				$	0.29
Restructuring charges					0.03					-
Extinguishment of debt					0.19					0.08
Diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations, as adjusted				$	0.42				$	0.37
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities,
as reported				$	105,616				$	132,160
Capital expenditures					(30,143	)				(38,839	)
Restructuring payments					18,937					16,275
Reserve account deposits					(15,159	)				(27,327	)
Extinguishment of debt					58,357					25,121
Free cash flow, as adjusted				$	137,608				$	107,390

Note: The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals above due to rounding.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Reconciliation of Reported Consolidated Results to Adjusted Results
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014				2013
GAAP income from continuing operations
after income taxes, as reported				$	41,872			$	59,476
Restructuring charges					6,681				-
Extinguishment of debt					37,833				15,325
Income from continuing operations
after income taxes, as adjusted					86,386				74,801
Provision for income taxes, as adjusted					35,020				27,592
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries
attributable to noncontrolling interests					4,594				4,594
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes, as adjusted					126,000				106,987
Interest, net					43,717				48,010
Adjusted EBIT					169,717				154,997
Depreciation and amortization					43,741				50,532
Adjusted EBITDA				$	213,458			$	205,529

Source: Pitney Bowes Inc.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
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Bill Hughes, 203-351-6785
Chief Communications Officer
or
Financial
Charles F. McBride, 203-351-6349
VP, Investor Relations
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