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| Also, I was pleased to see us expand margins from 11.3% in Q1 to 12.5% in Q2 |
| We obviously are pretty excited about our execution |
| The 2.4% organic revenue growth was moderately ahead of our growth expectations for the quarter, due to the stronger performance across all three offerings |
| We are pleased with our financial performance in Q2, as our leadership team continues to strengthen and execute on our offering based operating model |
| GBS grew 2.4% organically and posted the tenth consecutive quarter of organic growth, which reflects the deep industry-based customer value delivered by the GBS teams |
| Our GBS business performed better than we expected at 2.4% organic revenue growth and GIS showed progress going from organic revenue of minus 9.9% in Q1 to minus 9.1% in Q2 |
| Our EBIT margin was 7.3%, which is better than our guidance and quarter-on-quarter was an 80-basis point improvement due to both GBS and GIS margins improving |
| So those would be the three things he's focused on, and I do think he's going to make some good improvement |
| So being virtual is still a big piece of what's going on in the market, and we think we've got a great solution |
| This execution shows that we are beginning to see the benefits of our new offering-based operating model |
| While our applications performance has been stable, we are expecting to see improving book-to-bill performance in the second half of the year based on the opportunities we see in our enterprise applications business in public sector and in banking |
| And again, I'll give that benefit to our new operating model with our six leaders now running these global offerings |
| I was very pleased on the execution |
| In Q2, we added two more senior executives to our leadership team to strengthen our ability to run our offering-based operating model and consistently deliver on our financial commitments |
| It also makes us have the ability to manage our margins a lot better to generate more free cash flow |
| Our insurance offering has benefited the most |
| Insurance software and BPS continued to grow with revenue up 5.2% and insurance SaaS component of the portfolio accelerated to high single-digit growth |
| And we are very focused on in that on both and we've been successful in steadily driving the commitments down over time |
| And last year, they were very successful in achieving the cost reduction goals |
| Our second quarter gross margin of 23.4% was up 120 basis points year-over-year and 230 basis points sequentially, benefiting from our cost reduction initiatives |
| These three bring deep customer and industry relationships to DXC and the ability to attract top talent to help us deliver on our financial targets |
| James Friedman So you've had some impressive accomplishments, especially the free cash flow and the free cash flow per share |
| And what they see is they see a firm like us that has great customer relationships that are trusted because this essential stuff is not easy to run, and they also know that we can make the migration work successfully |
| The insurance platform and deep industry EPS skills of our team is resonating in the market |
| I think my team is making great progress on our new operating model, and you're starting to see that show up in the financial benefits |
| As I mentioned earlier, free cash flow for the quarter was $91 million, bringing our first half total to $16 million, slightly better than last year's performance |
| Having 3 ex-CXOs now running applications, ITO and modern workplace is a big win for us because they have deep relationships with existing CIOs that will prove impactful for us |
| Before I get into the numbers, I would like to say the team has made good progress with the implementation of the offering based operating model with improved execution and expect us to build on this performance going forward |
| And the remainder, we're confident we'll come from second half EBIT being better than first half and continued working capital improvements |
| His team has done an outstanding job of beginning the modernization process of our insurance software products, positioning our insurance offering for further growth |
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| When you reported three months ago and updated guidance, your project-based revenues were weak, and that was the case for the industry at large |
| Analytics and engineering revenue performance was up 5.3% below the first quarter growth rate |
| We expect Q3 organic revenue to decline from minus 4% to minus 5%, reflecting the weaker demand environment |
| Cloud infrastructure and IT outsourcing revenues declined 9.8% year-to-year organically |
| Taking this all together, adjusted EBIT margin was down 20 basis points year-over-year |
| GIS profit margin decreased 40 basis points year-over-year, again, driven by the reductions in pension income |
| Clearly, the industry is experiencing the cyclical challenges, and that's impacting your project-based revenues this year |
| The GBS profit margin declined 20 basis points year-over-year, with the decrease driven by the impact of lower pension income |
| Applications revenue declined 80 basis points, similar to first quarter performance |
| Organic revenue declined 9.1% with a modest reduction of the decline sequentially |
| The second factor is the decline in resale revenues which drove 41% of our second quarter decrease in Cloud and ITO |
| The modern workplace business declined 9% year-to-year |
| Of the 3.6% year-to-year decline, 160 basis points came from a reduced level of low-margin resale revenues, which was in line with our expectations |
| Non-GAAP EPS was down $0.05 compared to the prior year, driven by a $0.03 decline from higher interest expense, a $0.06 reduction from a higher tax rate and a $0.06 reduction due to lower pension income |
| Security declined 1.8% year-to-year |
| Other income decreased $28 million year-to-year, driven primarily by a $25 million decline in non-cash pension income |
| We are seeing a moderating level of demand, as customers are more cautious due to the current macroeconomic environment |
| Non-GAAP EPS was $0.70 at the high end of our guidance range, down $0.05 year-to-year and up $0.07 sequentially |
| The first is decline from contracts that were terminated some time ago and continue to wind down |
| But I couldn't be more proud of the execution of our team this quarter |
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