secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. (IQV)
CIK:        0001478242
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-000202
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IQVIA Q4 revenue $3.6B (+10.2%), raises FY22 profit guidance; backlog record $24.8B
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- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $1.63 (+167% YoY); Adjusted diluted EPS $2.55 (+20.9%); Revenue $3,636M (+10.2% reported).
- Full-year 2021: Revenue $13,874M (+22.1%); Adjusted EBITDA $3,022M (+26.8%); record free cash flow $2,302M.
- R&D Solutions contracted backlog record $24.8B (+10.2%); book-to-bill 1.36x (excl. pass-throughs).
- FY2022 guidance: Revenue $14.7B-$15.0B reaffirmed despite $70M FX headwind; Adjusted EBITDA raised to $3.33B-$3.405B.
- Share repurchase authorization increased by $2.0B in Feb 2022, bringing total remaining to ~$2.5B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478242/000115752322000202/0001157523-22-000202-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478242/000115752322000202/a52579363.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000202

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