Nuance Communications is a technology pioneer with market leadership in conversational AI and ambient intelligence. A full-service partner trusted by 90 percent of U.S. hospitals and 85 percent of the Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Nuance creates intuitive solutions that amplify people's ability to help others.

Company profile
Ticker
NUAN
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Website
CEO
Mark Benjamin
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
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Former names
SCANSOFT INC, VISIONEER INC
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IRS number
943156479
NUAN stock data
Press releases
Nuance Named Leader in Opus Research 2022 Enterprise-Scale Conversational AI Ranking
26 May 22
Demand for Global Healthcare CRM Market Size & Share Will Grow at a CAGR of 13.7%, Expected to Hit USD 22073.1 Million by 2028 | Industry Trends, Revenue Analysis & Forecast Report by Facts & Factors
27 Apr 22
Investment data
Securities sold
Number of investors
Calendar
7 Feb 22
2 Jul 22
30 Sep 22
Financial summary
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Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 91.95M | 91.95M | 91.95M | 91.95M | 91.95M | 91.95M |
Cash burn (monthly) | 31.79M | 17.29M | 11.34M | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | 192.84M | 104.91M | 68.78M | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash remaining | -100.89M | -12.96M | 23.17M | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | -3.2 | -0.7 | 2.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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4 Mar 22 | Carney Lloyd | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 4,519 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Benjamin Mark D | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 906,000 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Benjamin Mark D | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 906,000 | 0 | 906,000 |
4 Mar 22 | Benjamin Mark D | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 303,427 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Weideman Robert | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 227,534 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Weideman Robert | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 227,534 | 0 | 227,534 |
4 Mar 22 | Weideman Robert | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 709 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Weideman Robert | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 96,982 | 0 | 709 |
4 Mar 22 | Wendy Cassity | Common Stock | Sale back to company | Dispose D | No | No | 0 | 105,489 | 0 | 0 |
4 Mar 22 | Wendy Cassity | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 105,489 | 0 | 105,489 |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2022
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 0 |
Opened positions | 0 |
Closed positions | 0 |
Increased positions | 0 |
Reduced positions | 0 |
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Total value | 0 |
Total shares | 0 |
Total puts | 0 |
Total calls | 0 |
Total put/call ratio | – |
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Financial report summary
?Risks
- Our liquidity, operations, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be adversely impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
- The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and rapidly changing and we may be unable to compete successfully.
- Our operating results may fluctuate significantly from period to period, and this may cause our stock price to decline.
- A significant portion of our revenue and bookings are derived, and a significant portion of our research and development activities are based, outside the United States. Our results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory, foreign currency fluctuation and other risks associated with these international regions.
- If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, our business could be harmed.
- Cybersecurity and data privacy incidents or breaches may damage client relations and inhibit our growth.
- Our business is subject to a variety of domestic and international laws, rules, policies and other obligations including data protection, anticorruption and health care reimbursement.
- Interruptions or delays in our services, including from data center hosting facilities, could impair the delivery of our services and harm our business.
- We may be unable to fully capture the expected value from strategic transactions.
- Charges to earnings as a result of our acquisitions may adversely affect our operating results in the foreseeable future, which could have a material and adverse effect on the market value of our common stock.
- Impairment of our intangible assets could result in significant charges that would adversely impact our future operating results.
- We have grown, and may continue to grow, through acquisitions, which could dilute our existing stockholders and/or increase our debt levels.
- Our strategy to transition to cloud-based recurring revenue may adversely affect our near-term revenue growth and results of operations.
- We have a history of operating losses, and may incur losses in the future, which may require us to raise additional capital on unfavorable terms.
- Tax matters may cause significant variability in our financial results.
- The failure to successfully maintain the adequacy of our system of internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse impact on our ability to report our financial results in an accurate and timely manner.
- Our sales to government clients subject us to risks, including early termination, audits, investigations, sanctions and penalties.
- The announcement and pendency of the Merger may result in disruptions to our business.
- The Merger may not be completed within the expected timeframe, or at all, and the failure to complete the Merger could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the market price of our common stock.
- Third parties have claimed and may claim in the future that we are infringing their intellectual property, and we could be exposed to significant litigation or licensing expenses or be prevented from selling our products if such claims are successful.
- Unauthorized use of our proprietary technology and intellectual property could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
- Our software products may have bugs, which could result in delayed or lost revenue and bookings, expensive correction, liability to our customers and claims against us.
- Our debt agreements contain covenant restrictions that may limit our ability to operate our business.
- Our significant debt could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our credit facility and our convertible debentures.
- Current uncertainty in the global financial markets and the global economy may negatively affect the value of our investment portfolio.
- The market price of our common stock has been and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations, and this may make it difficult for our stockholders to resell the common stock when they want or at prices they find attractive.
- Future issuances of our common stock could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock and our ability to raise funds in new stock offerings.
- Our business could be negatively affected by the actions of activist stockholders.
Management Discussion
- The geographic split was 81% of total revenues in the United States and 19% internationally for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to 79% of total revenues in the United States and 21% internationally for the three months ended December 31, 2020.
- Hosting revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021 increased by $23.9 million, or 14.3%, primarily due to a $26.8 million increase in Healthcare, driven by the growth in our Dragon Medical Cloud solutions and our continued transition from a license model to a cloud-based model. As a percentage of total revenue, hosting revenue increased from 48.4% to 59.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
- Professional services revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021 decreased by $6.0 million, or 20.9%, primarily due to a $4.7 million decrease in Enterprise, driven by an accelerated transition from an on-premise license model to a recurring, cloud-based model, as well as the timing of customer projects for our Voice Engagement suite of products. As a percentage of total revenue, professional services revenue decreased from 8.2% to 7.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
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Financial reports
Current reports
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
4 Mar 22
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
28 Feb 22
8-K
Nuance Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
7 Feb 22
8-K
Nuance Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results
18 Nov 21
8-K
Other Events
29 Sep 21
8-K
Nuance Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results
6 Aug 21
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
2 Jul 21
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
16 Jun 21
8-K
Other Events
4 Jun 21
8-K
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
1 Jun 21
Registration and prospectus
15-12B
Securities registration termination
14 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
4 Mar 22
Proxies
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
14 Jan 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
8 Jun 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
4 Jun 21
DEFM14A
Proxy related to merger
17 May 21
PREM14A
Preliminary proxy related to merger
5 May 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
13 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
13 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Apr 21
Other
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
27 May 21
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
28 May 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
30 May 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
30 May 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
8 May 17
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
27 Apr 17
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
12 Apr 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
29 Mar 17
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
9 Mar 17
Ownership
4
Nuance Communications / Robert Dahdah ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Arthur G. Giterman ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / SANJAY VASWANI ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Michal Katz ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Daniel David Tempesta ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Laura S. Kaiser ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Daniel J. Brennan ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / MARK R LARET ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Diana L Nole ownership change
4 Mar 22
4
Nuance Communications / Thomas D Ebling ownership change
4 Mar 22
Patents
Utility
Ambient Cooperative Intelligence System and Method
23 Jun 22
A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring a plurality of conversations within a monitored space to generate a conversation data set; processing the conversation data set using machine learning to: define a system-directed command for an ACI system, and associate one or more conversational contexts with the system-directed command; detecting the occurrence of a specific conversational context within the monitored space, wherein the specific conversational context is included in the one or more conversational contexts associated with the system-directed command; and executing, in whole or in part, functionality associated with the system-directed command in response to detecting the occurrence of the specific conversational context without requiring the utterance of the system-directed command and/or a wake-up word/phrase.
Utility
AI Platform System and Method
23 Jun 22
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for defining a test truth set from a master truth set; processing the test truth set using an automated analysis process to generate an automated result set; determining a process efficacy for the automated analysis process based, at least in part, upon the test truth set and the automated result set; and rendering the process efficacy of the automated analysis process.
Utility
AI Platform System and Method
23 Jun 22
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for defining a test truth set from a master truth set; processing the test truth set using an automated analysis process to generate an automated result set; determining a process efficacy for the automated analysis process based, at least in part, upon the test truth set and the automated result set; and rendering the process efficacy of the automated analysis process.
Utility
AI Platform System and Method
23 Jun 22
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for defining a test truth set from a master truth set; processing the test truth set using an automated analysis process to generate an automated result set; determining a process efficacy for the automated analysis process based, at least in part, upon the test truth set and the automated result set; and rendering the process efficacy of the automated analysis process.
Utility
Multi-microphone speech dialog system for multiple spatial zones
21 Jun 22
There is provided a speech dialog system that includes a first microphone, a second microphone, a processor and a memory.
Transcripts
2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
9 Feb 21
2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
9 Feb 21
2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
18 Nov 20
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
6 Aug 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
7 May 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
5 Feb 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
20 Nov 19
2019 Q3
Earnings call transcript
7 Aug 19
2019 Q2
Earnings call transcript
8 May 19
2019 Q1
Earnings call transcript
7 Feb 19
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