Reduces Fully-diluted Count by Over 10 Million Shares Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ:BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it has repaid at maturity the $678 million principal
Original sourceBentley Systems (BSY) successfully repaid $678 million in convertible debt, reducing its fully-diluted share count by about 3%. This strategic move enhances its financial flexibility for future acquisitions, with a robust cash flow and low net leverage position.
Reducing debt mitigates financial risk and enhances EPS potential, historically improving share prices in similar scenarios.
Bullish on BSY due to reduced debt burden and increased acquisition flexibility.
This fits 'Corporate Developments' as it addresses BSY's strategic capital restructuring and its plans for future growth through acquisitions, critical for investors gauging financial health and performance trajectory.
Reduces Fully-diluted Count by Over 10 Million Shares
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ:BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it has repaid at maturity the $678 million principal balance and accrued interest on its 0.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. The repayment was funded by cash on hand and $610MM drawn from the company's previously unused revolving credit facilities. $575 million of 0.375% Convertible Senior notes due mid-2027 remain outstanding.
Werner Andre, Chief Financial Officer, said "By virtue of our sustained strong cash flows, our net leverage (2.2x as of 25Q3) remains well within our conservative target range; our further credit line availability of approximately $700 million (after repaying the 2026 convertibles) provides sufficiently for potential acquisitions; and our net interest expense level has not appreciably increased from prior years. Significantly, retiring this major tranche of convertible debt reduces our fully-diluted share count by approximately three percent."
Greg Bentley, Executive Chairman, said, "Our convertible debt issuances enabled very accretive platform acquisitions of Seequent (for over $1 billion) in June 2021 and of Powerline Systems (for almost $700 million) in January 2022. Our shareholders have been well served since then by free cash flows compounding consistently at annual percentages in the mid-teens, and now (per share) accelerated."
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About Bentley Systems
Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.
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