Benzinga | Nov 2, 2021 01:07PM EDT

Big 3 Segments Drive Thomson Reuters' Q3 Beat, Raises FY21 Outlook

* Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) reported third-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 6% year-on-year to $1.53 billion, beating the consensus of $1.50 billion.

* Organic revenues increased 5%, driven by recurring revenues and transactions revenues. 1% favorable impact from foreign currency added to growth.

* The "Big 3" segments (Legal Professionals, Corporates, and Tax & Accounting Professionals) collectively comprised 80% of total revenues and reported organic revenue growth of 6%. Legal Professionals revenue grew 7% Y/Y to $682 million, Corporates revenue rose 7% Y/Y to $356 million, and Tax & Accounting Professionals revenue increased 6% Y/Y to $175 million.

* Reuters News revenue improved 6% Y/Y to $164 million, and the Global Print revenue declined 3% Y/Y to $149 million.

* Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 400 bps to 30% due to Change Program costs.

* Adjusted EPS of $0.46 beat the consensus of $0.38.

* Thomson Reuters generated $383 million in free cash flow and held $1.5 billion in cash and equivalents.

* Outlook: Thomson Reuters raised FY21 revenue growth outlook to 4.5% - 5.0% from 4.0% - 4.5%.

* It also lifted the free cash flow guidance to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion - $1.2 billion.

* Price action: TRI shares traded lower by 0.22% at $118.46 on the last check Tuesday.