SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc
Business
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc provides software and software-enabled services that administer and automate complex operations for financial services and healthcare clients, and acts as a large fund administrator and mutual fund transfer agent. Its offerings include portfolio and fund accounting, front-to-back office operations, performance and risk analytics, regulatory reporting, trading/order management, virtual data rooms, CRM, claims processing, population health analytics and intelligent automation. Key business segments include SS&C GlobeOp, Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS), Retirement Solutions, SS&C Health, Blue Prism/automation, Intralinks and data/managed services. SS&C sells and delivers solutions globally through on-premise deployments, hosted and multi-tenant private cloud offerings, SaaS, professional services and a direct sales organization.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 6,272 | 5,882 | 5,503 | 5,283 | 5,051 | |
| Total cost of revenues | 3,251 | 3,018 | 2,851 | 2,768 | 2,642 | |
| Gross profit | 3,022 | 2,864 | 2,652 | 2,515 | 2,409 | |
| Selling and marketing | 625 | 584 | 551 | 500 | 394 | |
| Research and development | 508 | 518 | 474 | 447 | 415 | |
| General and administrative | 452 | 418 | 418 | 425 | 358 | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,585 | 1,520 | 1,443 | 1,372 | 1,167 | |
| Operating income | 1,437 | 1,344 | 1,209 | 1,143 | 1,242 | |
| Interest income | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Interest expense | −435 | −463 | −476 | −312 | −206 | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net | −9 | 24 | 100 | 26 | 25 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | −3 | −31 | −2 | −6 | −11 | |
| Income before income taxes | 975 | 894 | 858 | 876 | 1,037 | |
| Provision for income taxes (Note 17) | 176 | 132 | 249 | 227 | 236 | |
| Net income | 799 | 762 | 609 | 649 | 801 | |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | −2 | −1 | −2 | 1 | −600,000 | |
| Net income attributable to SS&C common stockholders | 797 | 761 | 607 | 650 | 800 | |
| Basic earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders | 3.26 | 3.09 | 2.45 | 2.56 | 3.13 | |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders | 3.15 | 3 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 2.99 | |
| Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 244 | 246 | 248 | 254 | 256 | |
| Diluted weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding | 253 | 254 | 255 | 262 | 267 | |
| Defined benefit pension adjustment | −9 | 200,000 | −700,000 | −1 | −3 | |
| Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment | 256 | −115 | 125 | −312 | 45 | |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 247 | −115 | 124 | −308 | 41 | |
| Comprehensive income | 1,046 | 647 | 732 | 341 | 760 | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | −2 | −1 | −2 | 1 | −600,000 | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to SS&C common stockholders | 1,044 | 646 | 731 | 342 | 759 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 462 | 567 | 432 | 440 | 564 | |
| Funds receivable and funds held on behalf of clients | 3,800 | 3,162 | 2,616 | 966 | 2,756 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $34.9 and $31.6, respectively (Note 3) | 979 | 902 | 799 | 779 | 713 | |
| Contract asset | 49 | 48 | 36 | 42 | 27 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 194 | 180 | 166 | 194 | 188 | |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 5,488 | 4,862 | 4,052 | 2,424 | 4,252 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 4) | 290 | 300 | 315 | 344 | 382 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets (Note 5) | 233 | 191 | 221 | 261 | 291 | |
| Investments (Note 6) | 174 | 177 | 185 | 194 | 173 | |
| Unconsolidated affiliates (Note 7) | 308 | 328 | 345 | 267 | 306 | |
| Contract asset | 133 | 110 | 100 | 116 | 78 | |
| Goodwill (Note 9) | 9,991 | 9,218 | 8,970 | 8,863 | 8,046 | |
| Intangible and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,5330 and $4,646.6, respectively (Note 9) | 4,095 | 3,858 | 3,915 | 4,185 | 3,805 | |
| Total assets | 20,712 | 19,045 | 18,103 | 16,653 | 17,333 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt (Note 10) | 25 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 47 | |
| Client funds obligations | 3,800 | 3,162 | 2,616 | 966 | 2,756 | |
| Accounts payable | 87 | 70 | 80 | 50 | 29 | |
| Income taxes payable | 23 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 26 | |
| Accrued employee compensation and benefits | 349 | 312 | 270 | 236 | 322 | |
| Interest payable | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 303 | 250 | 232 | 356 | 310 | |
| Deferred revenues | 492 | 486 | 470 | 465 | 334 | |
| Total current liabilities | 5,111 | 4,354 | 3,772 | 2,191 | 3,851 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion (Note 10) | 7,408 | 6,990 | 6,669 | 7,024 | 5,902 | |
| Operating lease liabilities (Note 5) | 213 | 175 | 199 | 237 | 268 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 190 | 191 | 249 | 226 | 254 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 847 | 726 | 817 | 873 | 835 | |
| Total liabilities | 13,770 | 12,436 | 11,705 | 10,550 | 11,110 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,507 | 5,902 | 5,371 | 5,112 | 4,896 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −294 | −541 | −426 | −550 | −242 | |
| Retained earnings | 4,179 | 3,642 | 3,126 | 2,740 | 2,293 | |
| Cost of common stock in treasury, 52.2 and 39.9 million shares, respectively | −3,508 | −2,470 | −1,734 | −1,260 | −784 | |
| Total SS&C stockholders' equity | 6,888 | 6,535 | 6,340 | 6,044 | 6,165 | |
| Noncontrolling interest (Note 12) | 54 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 58 | |
| Total equity | 6,942 | 6,609 | 6,398 | 6,101 | 6,223 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 20,712 | 19,045 | 18,103 | 16,653 | 17,333 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 704 | 680 | 670 | 672 | 667 | |
| Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates | 3 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 10 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 258 | 203 | 160 | 125 | 114 | |
| Unrealized net losses (gains) on investments | 3 | −2 | −2 | — | — | |
| Amortization and write-offs of loan origination costs and original issue discounts | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 3 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| Loss on sale or disposition of property and equipment | 35 | 2 | 12 | 600,000 | 1 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −17 | −115 | −83 | −77 | −88 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Accounts receivable | −46 | −119 | −23 | −38 | −72 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −7 | −21 | −2 | 18 | 50 | |
| Contract assets | −20 | −25 | 23 | −52 | −4 | |
| Accounts payable | 14 | −11 | 33 | 8 | 600,000 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 10 | −17 | −106 | −136 | 2 | |
| Income taxes prepaid and payable | −15 | −14 | −38 | 27 | 3 | |
| Deferred revenue | −14 | 21 | 16 | −42 | −40 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,745 | 1,389 | 1,215 | 1,134 | 1,429 | |
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −1,052 | −647 | −34 | −1,636 | 7 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −81 | −61 | −57 | −63 | −51 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 18 | 5 | 100,000 | 11 | 5 | |
| Additions to capitalized software | −222 | −194 | −195 | −145 | −85 | |
| Investments in securities | −3 | −100,000 | −600,000 | −10 | −20 | |
| Proceeds from sales / maturities of investments | 800,000 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 51 | |
| Distributions received from (contributions to) unconsolidated affiliates | 21 | 25 | −300,000 | 66 | −66 | |
| Collection of other non-current receivables | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,308 | −856 | −268 | −1,758 | −148 | |
| Cash received from debt borrowings, net of original issue discount | 1,187 | 5,545 | 375 | 1,727 | 370 | |
| Repayments of debt | −765 | −5,255 | −750 | −600 | −890 | |
| Payment of deferred financing fees | −8 | −39 | 0 | −15 | 0 | |
| Net increase in client funds obligations | 308 | 236 | 1,670 | −1,709 | 1,481 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 426 | 355 | 115 | 92 | 198 | |
| Withholding taxes paid related to equity award net share settlement | −79 | −26 | −5 | −700,000 | −7 | |
| Purchases of common stock for treasury | −1,036 | −738 | −472 | −476 | −488 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −254 | −245 | −221 | −203 | −174 | |
| (Distributions to) proceeds from noncontrolling interests | −22 | 15 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −244 | −152 | 713 | −1,185 | 557 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 10 | −9 | 2 | −26 | −4 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 203 | 372 | 1,661 | −1,834 | 1,834 | |
| Interest | 428 | 452 | 462 | 298 | 193 | |
| Income taxes, net of refunds | 219 | 286 | 349 | 281 | 310 |