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New York, NY – November
13, 2007 – ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:
EXLS), a recognized business solutions provider,
today announced its financial results for the quarter
ended September 30, 2007.
Highlights of the Company’s financial performance
for the third quarter of 2007 include:
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Revenues for the quarter were $46.6
million and increased 8.4% compared to the
preceding quarter. |
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Gross margin for the quarter increased
290 basis points to 36.0% from 33.1% in the
preceding quarter. |
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Operating margin for the quarter
was 10.0% compared to 6.1% in the preceding
quarter; adjusted operating margin, excluding
the impact of stock-based compensation expense
and amortization of intangibles, for the quarter
increased 300 basis points to 13.0% from 10.0%
in the preceding quarter. |
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Diluted earnings per share to common
stockholders was $0.21 for the quarter. |
Reconciliations of adjusted financial measures to
GAAP are included at the end of this release.
Vikram Talwar, CEO and Vice-Chairman of EXL, commented:
“EXL performed extremely well this quarter
and established new relationships with seven clients
including three in specific areas of strategic focus.
We strengthened our leadership position in the insurance
vertical by winning a deal with a leading U.S. insurance
carrier, won an important finance and accounting
transaction with a global investment bank, and entered
into the telecommunications vertical by closing
a large deal with a leading UK wireless telecommunications
provider. Our hiring in sales and marketing continues
to be strong as we execute our plan for talent acquisition
to facilitate long-term growth.”
Rohit Kapoor, President and COO of EXL, commented:
“To accelerate growth with our existing clients,
EXL doubled the number of professionals and subject
matter experts in our Strategic Account Management
function this quarter with a focus on delivering
the full breadth of our solution set to key verticals.
From an operating perspective, we are pleased to
report another quarter of decreased attrition. EXL
has also made significant progress toward the opening
of our operations in the Philippines scheduled for
the end of the second quarter of 2008.”
Matt Appel, CFO of EXL, commented: “EXL’s
revenue and margins were above expectations this
quarter. As a result, we are revising upward our
2007 revenue guidance to between $176 million and
$178 million from $168 million to $172 million previously.
In addition, despite the continued strong rupee,
we are maintaining our adjusted operating margin
guidance at 12% for the year. ”
Financial Highlights – Third Quarter
2007
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Revenues for the quarter ended September
30, 2007 increased 31% to $46.6 million from
$35.7 million in the quarter ended September
30, 2006. BPO revenue for the quarter of $38.0
million reflects growth of 46% year over year
and represented 82% of our revenues. Research
and Analytics revenue for the quarter of $5.3
million decreased 23% year over year but increased
23% as compared to the preceding quarter.
Advisory revenue of $3.3 million for the quarter
reflects growth of 24% year over year. |
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Gross margin for the quarter ended September
30, 2007 was 36.0% compared to 39.7% in the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 and 33.1%
in the quarter ended June 30, 2007. BPO gross
margin for the quarter was 35.8%. Research
and analytics gross margin for the quarter
of 31.9% reflects better staff utilization
and a significant revenue increase as compared
to the preceding quarter. Advisory gross margin
for the quarter was 44.1% reflecting the impact
of a change in bonus allocation methodology
among business lines as compared to last quarter.
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Operating margin for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 was 10.0%, compared to
11.6% in the quarter ended September 30, 2006
and 6.1% in the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
Adjusted operating margin, excluding the impact
of stock-based compensation expense and amortization
of intangibles, for the quarter ended September
30, 2007 was 13.0% compared to 15.7% in the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 and 10.0%
in the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Operating
margin improved in the third quarter as compared
to the preceding quarter as a result of strong
revenue growth and increased efficiency and
operating leverage across the company. |
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Net income to common stockholders for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $6.2
million compared to $4.1 million in the quarter
ended September 30, 2006 and $5.6 million
in the quarter ended June 30, 2007; net income
to common stockholders for the quarter includes
stock-based compensation expense and amortization
of intangibles in an aggregate amount of $1.4
million and $1.5 million in the third quarter
of 2007 and 2006, respectively and $1.7 million
in the second quarter of 2007. Net income
benefited by approximately $2.3 million of
foreign exchange gains during the quarter.
Net income for the quarter ended September
30, 2007 was negatively impacted by income
tax expense of $1.7 million, representing
an effective tax rate of 22%, as a result
of changes in the geographic distribution
of our income and the impact of foreign exchange
fluctuations. Diluted earnings per share was
$0.21 for the quarter ended September 30,
2007. |
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Revenue generated from our largest client
was 27% of total revenues for the quarter
ended September 30, 2007 compared to 29% for
the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and
June 30, 2007. Revenue generated from our
ten largest clients was 81% of total revenues
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared
to 85% for the quarter ended September 30,
2006 and 81% for the quarter ended June 30,
2007. |
Business Highlights – Third Quarter
2007
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Our BPO business line comprised 82% of
our revenues for the third quarter and grew
46% year over year. Our BPO business line
migrated 24 new processes for 7 existing clients.
EXL won BPO relationships with a leading U.S.
insurance client, a finance and accounting
transaction with a global investment bank,
and entered into a relationship with a leading
UK wireless telecommunications provider. |
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Our advisory business line experienced
strong performance and we continue to invest
in the future growth of this business line.
We have introduced new technology and a software
partnership to enable more effective dual-shore
delivery capability for our risk advisory
services. Organizationally, we have added
a business development and operations team
to be geographically focused on growing risk
advisory services in the UK where we believe
the opportunity is significant. |
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As expected, the research and analytics
business line experienced improved results
during the third quarter and has more effectively
diversified the revenue stream. We continue
to focus on cross-selling to existing clients
as well as securing new client relationships |
As of September 30, 2007, EXL had a headcount of
approximately 10,000 individuals (including personnel
managed under structured client service agreements),
an increase of 27% from approximately 7,900 at September
30, 2006. The attrition rate for billable employees
during the third quarter of 2007 declined to 39%
as compared to 42% in the second quarter of 2007.
2007 Outlook
Based on current visibility, the Company
is providing the following guidance:
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Calendar year 2007 revenue revised upwards
to between $176 million to $178 million. |
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Calendar year 2007 adjusted operating margin
remains unchanged at 12%. |
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Calendar year 2007 GAAP EPS revised upwards
to between $0.76 and $0.80 per diluted share.
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Conference Call
EXL will host a conference call on Tuesday,
November 13, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) to discuss the
Company’s quarterly results and discuss
the Company’s operating performance and
financial outlook. The conference call will be
available live via the Internet by accessing the
EXL web site at www.exlservice.com, where the
accompanying presentation can also be accessed.
Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes
prior to the call to register, download and install
any necessary audio software.
To listen to the conference call via phone, please
dial 1-800-573-4754 or 1-617-224-4325 and entering
“67280483.” For those who cannot access
the live broadcast, a replay will be available
by dialing 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888 and
entering “97350560” from two hours
after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (EST)
on November 20, 2007. The replay will also be
available at the EXL web site.
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a
recognized business solutions provider. EXL’s
offerings provide a competitive edge to its clients
by transforming and outsourcing business processes.
Transformation services enable continuous improvement
of client processes by bringing together EXL’s
capabilities in reengineering including Six Sigma
process improvement, research & analytics,
and risk advisory services. EXL’s outsourcing
services include a full spectrum of business process
services from offshore delivery centers requiring
ongoing process management skills. Headquartered
in New York, EXL primarily serves the needs of
Global 1000 companies in the banking, financial
services, insurance, utilities, healthcare, telecommunications
and transportation sectors. Find additional information
about EXL at www.exlservice.com.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements. You should not place undue reliance
on those statements because they are subject to
numerous uncertainties and factors relating to
the Company’s operations and business environment,
all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the Company’s control.
Forward-looking statements include information
concerning the Company’s possible or assumed
future results of operations, including descriptions
of its business strategy. These statements often
include words such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “believe,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “intend,”
“plan,” “estimate” or
similar expressions. These statements are based
on assumptions that we have made in light of management’s
experience in the industry as well as its perceptions
of historical trends, current conditions, expected
future developments and other factors it believes
are appropriate under the circumstances. You should
understand that these statements are not guarantees
of performance or results. They involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Although the Company believes that these forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
you should be aware that many factors could affect
the Company’s actual financial results or
results of operations and could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. These factors are discussed in more
details in the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006. These risks
could cause actual results to differ materially
from those implied by forward-looking statements
in this release.
You should keep in mind that any forward-looking
statement made herein, or elsewhere, speaks only
as of the date on which it is made. New risks
and uncertainties come up from time to time, and
it is impossible to predict these events or how
they may affect the Company. The Company has no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements
after the date hereof, except as required by federal
securities laws.
EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC. CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(1) The number of shares and earnings per
share data for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 has been adjusted to reflect
the stock split and conversion effected by the
Company in connection with its October 2006 initial
public offering.
EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC. CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Reconciliation of Adjusted Financial Measures
to GAAP Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial statements
presented in accordance with GAAP, this press
release includes the following measures defined
by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP
financial measures: non-GAAP operating margin.
These non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive
set of accounting rules or principles and should
not be considered a substitute for, or superior
to, financial measures calculated in accordance
with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP
measures used by other companies. In addition,
these non-GAAP measures, the financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations
of EXL’s GAAP financial statements to such
non-GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated.
For its internal management reporting and
budgeting purposes, EXL’s management uses
financial statements that do not include stock-based
compensation expense related to employee stock
options and amortization of acquisition-related
intangibles for financial and operational decision
making, to evaluate period-to-period comparisons
or for making comparisons of EXL’s operating
results to that of its competitors. Moreover,
because of varying available valuation methodologies,
subjective assumptions and the variety of award
types that companies can use when adopting FAS
123(R), EXL’s management believes that providing
a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes stock-based
compensation and amortization of acquisition-related
intangibles allows investors to make additional
comparisons between EXL’s operating results
to those of other companies. The Company also
believes that it is unreasonably difficult to
provide its financial outlook in accordance with
GAAP for a number of reasons including, without
limitation, the Company’s inability to predict
its future stock-based compensation expense under
FAS 123(R) and the amortization of intangibles
associated with further acquisitions. Accordingly,
EXL believes that the presentation of non-GAAP
operating margin, when read in conjunction with
the Company’s reported results, can provide
useful supplemental information to investors and
management regarding financial and business trends
relating to its financial condition and results
of operations.
A limitation of using non-GAAP operating margin
versus operating margin calculated in accordance
with GAAP is that non-GAAP operating margin exclude
costs, namely, stock-based compensation, that
are recurring. Stock-based compensation has been
and will continue to be a significant recurring
expense in EXL’s business for the foreseeable
future. Management compensates for this limitation
by providing specific information regarding the
GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating
margin and evaluating such non-GAAP financial
measures with financial measures calculated in
accordance with GAAP.
The following table shows the reconciliation of
these adjusted financial measures from GAAP for
the three months ended September 30, 2007, September
30, 2006 and June 30, 2007:
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