Nuance Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Nuance Communications, Inc. NUAN today announced financial results for its third quarter fiscal 2015, ended June 30, 2015.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, Nuance reported GAAP revenue of $477.9 million, compared to $475.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Nuance reported non-GAAP revenue of $488.7 million, which includes $10.8 million of revenue lost due to accounting treatment in conjunction with acquisitions, compared to $486.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Q3 15 revenue was negatively affected by currency fluctuations. If Q3 14 currency rates were applied to Nuance's Q3 15 revenue, Q3 15 revenue would have been approximately $17 million higher. In Q3 15, total recurring revenue was $330.4 million and represented 68% of total non-GAAP revenue, compared to $314.3 million and 65% in Q3 14.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, Nuance recognized GAAP net loss of $(39.4) million, or $(0.13) per share, compared to GAAP net loss of $(54.2) million, or $(0.17) per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, Nuance reported non-GAAP net income of $101.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, up from non-GAAP net income of $87.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Nuance's third quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP operating margin was 26.4%, up from 23.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Nuance reported cash flow from operations of $120.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, up 24% from $97.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Nuance ended the third quarter of fiscal 2015 with $647.6 million in total deferred revenue, up 24% from $523.4 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2014. In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, Nuance reported net new bookings of $484.4 million, compared to $330.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Through the first three quarters of fiscal 2015, Nuance reported total net new bookings of $1,092.9 million, up 2% from $1,071.7 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2014. Nuance ended the third quarter of fiscal 2015 with $488.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

"In our third quarter, Nuance delivered revenue and EPS that exceeded our non-GAAP guidance ranges, and net new bookings that have us on track to our full fiscal year guidance," said Dan Tempesta, Nuance CFO. "Last quarter, we announced a formal transformation program with a goal of delivering $125 million in annualized expense reductions by the end of fiscal 2016. Actions taken to date under that program are expected to deliver $50 million in annualized expense reductions and contributed to improved third quarter EPS, operating margin and operating cash flow."

Conference Call and Prepared Remarks

Nuance is providing a copy of prepared remarks in combination with its press release. These remarks are offered to provide shareholders and analysts with additional time and detail for analyzing results in advance of the company's quarterly conference call. The remarks will be available at http://www.nuance.com/earnings-results/ in conjunction with the press release.

As previously scheduled, the conference call will begin today, August 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm EDT and will include only brief comments followed by questions and answers. The prepared remarks will not be read on the call. To access the live broadcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of Nuance's website at www.nuance.com. The call can also be heard by dialing (800) 230-1059 or (612) 234-9959 at least five minutes prior to the call and referencing code 363855. A replay will be available within 24 hours of the announcement by dialing (800) 475-6701 or (320) 365-3844 and using the access code 363855.

About Nuance Communications, Inc

Nuance Communications, Inc. NUAN is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

Trademark reference: Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon Medical and eScription are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

Definitions of Bookings and Net New Bookings

Bookings represent the estimated gross revenue value of transactions at the time of contract execution, except for maintenance and support offerings. For fixed price contracts, the bookings value represents the gross total contract value. For contracts where revenue is based on transaction volume, the bookings value represents the contract price multiplied by the estimated future transaction volume during the contract term, whether or not such transaction volumes are guaranteed under a minimum commitment clause. Actual results could be different than our initial estimates. The maintenance and support bookings value represents the amounts billed in the period the customer is invoiced. Because of the inherent estimates required to determine bookings and the fact that the actual resultant revenue may differ from our initial bookings estimates, we consider bookings one indicator of potential future revenue and not as an arithmetic measure of backlog.

Net new bookings represents the estimated revenue value at the time of contract execution from new contractual arrangements or the estimated revenue value incremental to the portion of value that will be renewed under pre-existing arrangements.

Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document regarding future performance and our management's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," or "estimates" or similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including: fluctuations in demand for our existing and future products; economic conditions in the United States and internationally; our ability to control and successfully manage our expenses and cash position; our ability to execute our formal transformation program to reduce costs and optimize processes; the effects of competition, including pricing pressure; possible defects in our products and technologies; our ability to successfully integrate operations and employees of acquired businesses; the conversion rate of bookings into revenue; the ability to realize anticipated synergies from acquired businesses; and the other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 and our quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.

The information included in this press release should not be considered superior to, or a substitute for, financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We utilize a number of different financial measures, both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business, for making operating decisions and for forecasting and planning for future periods. Our annual financial plan is prepared both on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and the non-GAAP annual financial plan is approved by our board of directors. Continuous budgeting and forecasting for revenue and expenses are conducted on a consistent non-GAAP basis (in addition to GAAP) and actual results on a non-GAAP basis are assessed against the non-GAAP annual financial plan. The board of directors and management utilize these non-GAAP measures and results (in addition to the GAAP results) to determine our allocation of resources. In addition and as a consequence of the importance of these measures in managing the business, we use non-GAAP measures and results in the evaluation process to establish management's compensation. For example, our annual bonus program payments are based upon the achievement of consolidated non-GAAP revenue and consolidated non-GAAP earnings per share financial targets. We consider the use of non-GAAP revenue helpful in understanding the performance of our business, as it excludes the purchase accounting impact on acquired deferred revenue and other acquisition-related adjustments to revenue. We also consider the use of non-GAAP earnings per share helpful in assessing the organic performance of the continuing operations of our business. By organic performance we mean performance as if we had owned an acquired business in the same period a year ago. By continuing operations we mean the ongoing results of the business excluding certain unplanned costs. While our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance their understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, our management does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial statements. Consistent with this approach, we believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of our financial statements provides such readers with useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for GAAP financial statements, allows for greater transparency in the review of our financial and operational performance. In assessing the overall health of the business during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our management has either included or excluded items in six general categories, each of which is described below.

Acquisition-Related Revenue and Cost of Revenue.

We provide supplementary non-GAAP financial measures of revenue, which include revenue related to acquisitions, primarily from Notable Solutions, Quantim and Equitrac for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 that would otherwise have been recognized but for the purchase accounting treatment of these transactions. Non-GAAP revenue also includes revenue that we would have otherwise recognized had we not acquired intellectual property and other assets from the same customer. Because GAAP accounting requires the elimination of this revenue, GAAP results alone do not fully capture all of our economic activities. These non-GAAP adjustments are intended to reflect the full amount of such revenue. We include non-GAAP revenue and cost of revenue to allow for more complete comparisons to the financial results of historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of peer companies. We believe these adjustments are useful to management and investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of the business because, although we cannot be certain that customers will renew their contracts, we have historically experienced high renewal rates on maintenance and support agreements and other customer contracts. Additionally, although acquisition-related revenue adjustments are non-recurring with respect to past acquisitions, we generally will incur these adjustments in connection with any future acquisitions.

Acquisition-Related Costs, Net.

In recent years, we have completed a number of acquisitions, which result in operating expenses which would not otherwise have been incurred. We provide supplementary non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude certain transition, integration and other acquisition-related expense items resulting from acquisitions, to allow more accurate comparisons of the financial results to historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of less acquisitive peer companies. We consider these types of costs and adjustments, to a great extent, to be unpredictable and dependent on a significant number of factors that are outside of our control. Furthermore, we do not consider these acquisition-related costs and adjustments to be related to the organic continuing operations of the acquired businesses and are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the acquired assets. In addition, the size, complexity and/or volume of past acquisitions, which often drives the magnitude of acquisition-related costs, may not be indicative of the size, complexity and/or volume of future acquisitions. By excluding acquisition-related costs and adjustments from our non-GAAP measures, management is better able to evaluate our ability to utilize our existing assets and estimate the long-term value that acquired assets will generate for us. We believe that providing a supplemental non-GAAP measure which excludes these items allows management and investors to consider the ongoing operations of the business both with, and without, such expenses.

These acquisition-related costs are included in the following categories: (i) transition and integration costs; (ii) professional service fees; and (iii) acquisition-related adjustments. Although these expenses are not recurring with respect to past acquisitions, we generally will incur these expenses in connection with any future acquisitions. These categories are further discussed as follows:

(i) Transition and integration costs. Transition and integration costs include retention payments, transitional employee costs, earn-out payments treated as compensation expense, as well as the costs of integration-related services, including services provided by third parties.

(ii) Professional service fees. Professional service fees include third party costs related to the acquisition, and legal and other professional service fees associated with disputes and regulatory matters related to acquired entities.

(iii) Acquisition-related adjustments. Acquisition-related adjustments include adjustments to acquisition-related items that are required to be marked to fair value each reporting period, such as contingent consideration, and other items related to acquisitions for which the measurement period has ended, such as gains or losses on settlements of pre-acquisition contingencies.

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets.

We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets from non-GAAP expense and income measures. These amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. Providing a supplemental measure which excludes these charges allows management and investors to evaluate results "as-if" the acquired intangible assets had been developed internally rather than acquired and, therefore, provides a supplemental measure of performance in which our acquired intellectual property is treated in a comparable manner to our internally developed intellectual property. Although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expenses, we believe that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Future acquisitions may result in the amortization of additional intangible assets.

Costs Associated with IP Collaboration Agreement.

In order to gain access to a third party's extensive speech recognition technology and natural language and semantic processing technology, we have entered into IP collaboration agreements, with terms ranging between five and six years. Depending on the agreement, some or all intellectual property derived from these collaborations will be jointly owned by the two parties. For the majority of the developed intellectual property, we will have sole rights to commercialize such intellectual property for periods ranging between two to six years, depending on the agreement. For non-GAAP purposes, we consider these long-term contracts and the resulting acquisitions of intellectual property from this third-party over the agreements' terms to be an investing activity, outside of our normal, organic, continuing operating activities, and are therefore presenting this supplemental information to show the results excluding these expenses. We do not exclude from our non-GAAP results the corresponding revenue, if any, generated from these collaboration efforts. Although our bonus program and other performance-based incentives for executives are based on the non-GAAP results that exclude these costs, certain engineering senior management are responsible for execution and results of the collaboration agreement and have incentives based on those results. Costs associated with the research and development portion of the agreements have been excluded from research and development expense while costs for the extension of the marketing exclusivity period are excluded from sales and marketing expense.

Non-Cash Expenses.

We provide non-GAAP information relative to the following non-cash expenses: (i) stock-based compensation; (ii) certain accrued interest; and (iii) certain accrued income taxes. These items are further discussed as follows:

(i) Stock-based compensation. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types, we believe that the exclusion of stock-based compensation allows for more accurate comparisons of operating results to peer companies, as well as to times in our history when stock-based compensation was more or less significant as a portion of overall compensation than in the current period. We evaluate performance both with and without these measures because compensation expense related to stock-based compensation is typically non-cash and the options and restricted awards granted are influenced by the Company's stock price and other factors such as volatility that are beyond our control. The expense related to stock-based awards is generally not controllable in the short-term and can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted. As such, we do not include such charges in operating plans. Stock-based compensation will continue in future periods.

(ii) and (iii) Certain accrued interest and income taxes. We also exclude certain accrued interest and certain accrued income taxes because we believe that excluding these non-cash expenses provides senior management, as well as other users of the financial statements, with a valuable perspective on the cash-based performance and health of the business, including the current near-term projected liquidity. These non-cash expenses will continue in future periods.

Other Expenses.

We exclude certain other expenses that are the result of unplanned events to measure operating performance and current and future liquidity both with and without these expenses; and therefore, by providing this information, we believe management and the users of the financial statements are better able to understand the financial results of what we consider to be our organic, continuing operations. Included in these expenses are items such as restructuring charges, asset impairments and other charges (credits), net. These events are unplanned and arose outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations. These items include losses from the extinguishment of our convertible debt and adjustments from changes in fair value of share-based instruments relating to the issuance of our common stock with security price guarantees payable in cash. Other items such as consulting and professional services fees related to assessing strategic alternatives and our transformation program, and gains or losses on non-controlling strategic equity interests, are also excluded.

We believe that providing the non-GAAP information to investors, in addition to the GAAP presentation, allows investors to view the financial results in the way management views the operating results. We further believe that providing this information allows investors to not only better understand our financial performance, but more importantly, to evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by management to evaluate and measure such performance.

Financial Tables Follow

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unaudited
				Three months ended												Nine months ended
				June 30,												June 30,
					2015						2014						2015						2014
Revenues:
Product and licensing				$	162,806					$	168,224					$	506,945					$	521,480
Professional services and hosting					234,253						231,698						684,927						677,359
Maintenance and support					80,880						75,582						235,145						222,298
Total revenues					477,939						475,504						1,427,017						1,421,137
Cost of revenues:
Product and licensing					21,276						23,934						68,498						74,598
Professional services and hosting					153,924						163,587						462,188						475,604
Maintenance and support					13,715						13,566						41,151						38,533
Amortization of intangible assets					15,776						15,006						46,538						45,542
Total cost of revenues					204,691						216,093						618,375						634,277
Gross profit					273,248						259,411						808,642						786,860
Operating expenses:
Research and development					79,050						87,137						236,393						252,188
Sales and marketing					99,285						99,783						303,789						316,969
General and administrative					40,977						43,732						137,278						131,890
Amortization of intangible assets					26,371						27,287						78,526						81,330
Acquisition-related cost, net					2,423						9,110						13,702						18,710
Restructuring and other charges, net					10,808						8,622						12,703						17,178
Total operating expenses					258,914						275,671						782,391						818,265
Income (loss) from operations					14,334						(16,260	)					26,251						(31,405	)
Other expense, net					(47,191	)					(31,028	)					(106,828	)					(101,151	)
Loss before income taxes					(32,857	)					(47,288	)					(80,577	)					(132,556	)
Provision for income taxes					6,533						6,959						23,406						16,331
Net loss				$	(39,390	)				$	(54,247	)				$	(103,983	)				$	(148,887	)
Net loss per share:
Basic				$	(0.13	)				$	(0.17	)				$	(0.33	)				$	(0.47	)
Diluted				$	(0.13	)				$	(0.17	)				$	(0.33	)				$	(0.47	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic					312,680						317,610						319,415						316,334
Diluted					312,680						317,610						319,415						316,334

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
Unaudited
ASSETS				June 30, 2015					September 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents				$	397,116				$	547,230
Marketable securities					54,697					40,974
Accounts receivable, net					365,661					428,266
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					148,747					148,030
Total current assets					966,221					1,164,500
Marketable securities					36,876					-
Land, building and equipment, net					191,814					191,411
Goodwill					3,392,844					3,410,893
Intangible assets, net					847,205					915,483
Other assets					154,061					137,997
Total assets				$	5,589,021				$	5,820,284
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt				$	4,834				$	4,834
Contingent and deferred acquisition payments					21,929					35,911
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					246,318					303,039
Deferred revenue					327,736					298,225
Total current liabilities					600,817					642,009
Long-term debt					2,113,741					2,127,392
Deferred revenue, net of current portion					319,895					249,879
Other liabilities					227,308					219,012
Total liabilities					3,261,761					3,238,292
Stockholders' equity					2,327,260					2,581,992
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				$	5,589,021				$	5,820,284

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Unaudited
				Three months ended												Nine months ended
				June 30,												June 30,
				2015						2014						2015						2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss				$	(39,390	)				$	(54,247	)				$	(103,983	)				$	(148,887	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization					57,872						55,863						171,892						165,280
Stock-based compensation					41,701						55,382						119,972						147,541
Non-cash interest expense					7,160						8,744						22,078						28,187
Loss on extinguishment of debt					17,714						-						17,714						-
Deferred tax provision (benefit)					1,143						(1,095	)					7,529						2,351
Other					4,214						964						5,641						(4,294	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable					34,002						(11,224	)					50,990						(4,706	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets					(1,496	)					2,242						(14,709	)					(9,453	)
Accounts payable					(16,516	)					7,094						(14,647	)					(25,003	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					6,851						13,935						(43,167	)					3,634
Deferred revenue					7,085						19,373						116,660						107,563
Net cash provided by operating activities					120,340						97,031						335,970						262,213
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures					(17,401	)					(16,640	)					(48,159	)					(41,359	)
Payments for business and technology acquisitions, net of cash acquired					(50,143	)					(646	)					(82,034	)					(136,183	)
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments					(23,417	)					(8,109	)					(114,765	)					(19,613	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments					26,316						11,217						49,481						32,851
Net cash used in investing activities					(64,645	)					(14,178	)					(195,477	)					(164,304	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt					(257,425	)					(1,339	)					(259,843	)					(3,855	)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs					256,212						-						256,212						-
Payments for repurchases of common stock					(128,365	)					(48	)					(238,203	)					(26,483	)
Payments for settlement of share-based derivatives					-						-						(340	)					(5,286	)
Payments of other long-term liabilities					(857	)					(697	)					(2,383	)					(2,216	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee stock plans					3,186						1,603						12,335						13,525
Cash used to net share settle employee equity awards					(6,320	)					(4,271	)					(53,273	)					(35,318	)
Net cash used in financing activities					(133,569	)					(4,752	)					(285,495	)					(59,633	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					340						533						(5,112	)					542
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents					(77,534	)					78,634						(150,114	)					38,818
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period					474,650						768,302						547,230						808,118
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				$	397,116					$	846,936					$	397,116					$	846,936

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information - GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unaudited
				Three months ended												Nine months ended
				June 30,												June 30,
					2015						2014						2015						2014
GAAP revenue				$	477,939					$	475,504					$	1,427,017					$	1,421,137
Acquisition-related revenue adjustments: product and licensing					7,142						5,626						26,897						24,384
Acquisition-related revenue adjustments: professional services and hosting					3,153						4,898						10,299						18,771
Acquisition-related revenue adjustments: maintenance and support					422						786						1,536						2,540
Non-GAAP revenue				$	488,656					$	486,814					$	1,465,749					$	1,466,832
GAAP cost of revenue				$	204,691					$	216,093					$	618,375					$	634,277
Cost of revenue from amortization of intangible assets					(15,776	)					(15,006	)					(46,538	)					(45,542	)
Cost of revenue adjustments: product and licensing (1,2)					56						307						880						1,232
Cost of revenue adjustments: professional services and hosting (1,2)					(7,518	)					(10,213	)					(19,240	)					(23,402	)
Cost of revenue adjustments: maintenance and support (1,2)					(1,002	)					(1,290	)					(2,576	)					(2,480	)
Non-GAAP cost of revenue				$	180,451					$	189,891					$	550,901					$	564,085
GAAP gross profit				$	273,248					$	259,411					$	808,642					$	786,860
Gross profit adjustments					34,957						37,512						106,206						115,887
Non-GAAP gross profit				$	308,205					$	296,923					$	914,848					$	902,747
GAAP income (loss) from operations				$	14,334					$	(16,260	)				$	26,251					$	(31,405	)
Gross profit adjustments					34,957						37,512						106,206						115,887
Research and development (1)					9,210						12,960						26,387						33,703
Sales and marketing (1)					11,760						13,656						32,176						39,110
General and administrative (1)					11,748						16,710						38,317						46,702
Amortization of intangible assets					26,371						27,287						78,526						81,330
Costs associated with IP collaboration agreements					2,625						4,937						8,501						14,811
Acquisition-related costs, net					2,423						9,110						13,702						18,710
Restructuring and other charges, net					10,808						8,622						12,703						17,178
Other					4,757						-						20,590						1,061
Non-GAAP income from operations				$	128,993					$	114,534					$	363,359					$	337,087
GAAP provision for income taxes				$	6,533					$	6,959					$	23,406					$	16,331
Non-cash taxes					(1,086	)					(2,973	)					(8,578	)					(2,681	)
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes				$	5,447					$	3,986					$	14,828					$	13,650
GAAP net loss				$	(39,390	)				$	(54,247	)				$	(103,983	)				$	(148,887	)
Acquisition-related adjustment - revenue (2)					10,717						11,310						38,732						45,695
Acquisition-related adjustment - cost of revenue (2)					(519	)					(860	)					(2,156	)					(3,376	)
Acquisition-related costs, net					2,423						9,110						13,702						18,710
Cost of revenue from amortization of intangible assets					15,776						15,006						46,538						45,542
Amortization of intangible assets					26,371						27,287						78,526						81,330
Restructuring and other charges, net					10,808						8,622						12,703						17,178
Non-cash stock-based compensation (1)					41,701						55,382						119,972						147,541
Non-cash interest expense					7,160						8,744						22,078						28,187
Non-cash income taxes					1,086						2,973						8,578						2,681
Costs associated with IP collaboration agreements					2,625						4,937						8,501						14,811
Change in fair value of share-based instruments					(334	)					(651	)					204						3,571
Loss on extinguishment of debt					17,714						-						17,714						-
Other					4,917						-						20,853						(454	)
Non-GAAP net income				$	101,055					$	87,613					$	281,962					$	252,529
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share				$	0.32					$	0.27					$	0.87					$	0.79
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding					316,160						322,849						323,665						320,246

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information - GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations, continued
(in thousands)
Unaudited
					Three months ended												Nine months ended
					June 30,												June 30,
						2015						2014						2015						2014
(1) Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation
Cost of product and licensing					$	148					$	238					$	331					$	1,200
Cost of professional services and hosting						7,833						10,528						20,185						24,346
Cost of maintenance and support						1,002						1,290						2,576						2,480
Research and development						9,210						12,960						26,387						33,703
Sales and marketing						11,760						13,656						32,176						39,110
General and administrative						11,748						16,710						38,317						46,702
Total					$	41,701					$	55,382					$	119,972					$	147,541
(2) Acquisition-Related Revenue and Cost of Revenue
Revenue					$	10,717					$	11,310					$	38,732					$	45,695
Cost of product and licensing						(204	)					(545	)					(1,211	)					(2,432	)
Cost of professional services and hosting						(315	)					(315	)					(945	)					(944	)
Total					$	10,198					$	10,450					$	36,576					$	42,319

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