OpenText Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 2, 2017

Named as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms

WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX), "The Information Company," today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2017.

"OpenText delivered strong first quarter results growing total revenue to $641 million, representing 30% year-over-year growth while delivering $220 million of Adjusted EBITDA, representing 32% year-over-year growth." said Mark J. Barrenechea, OpenText Vice Chairman, CEO & CTO. "Our Annual Recurring Revenues grew to $489 million, representing 29% year-over-year growth. We are off to a very strong start to the new fiscal year."

"During the quarter, we completed the acquisition of Covisint Corporation and Guidance Software Inc, transitioned to the new SAP HANA S4 ERP platform, delivered Release 16 EP2 and Magellan, and named a leader in Content Services Platforms.  M&A remains our leading growth contributor, complemented by organic growth," said Barrenechea.

Barrenechea concluded, "We start with a customer's business needs, and work backwards on a strategy to meet those needs.  OpenText has evolved into "The Information Company" enabling customers to manage and unlock the value of their information.  Customers are responding well to our expanded Enterprise Information Management (EIM) offerings which now include advance capabilities for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Information Forensics and Security.  OpenText is well positioned to be the leading Digital platform for the world's leading companies, both on-premise and in the Cloud."

Financial Highlights for Q1 2018 with Year Over Year Comparisons