EXL Reports 2022 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results; Issues 2023 Guidance

2022 Fourth Quarter Revenue of $374.7 Million, up 26.8% year-over-year
Q4 Diluted EPS (GAAP) of $0.94, up 13.3% from $0.83 in Q4 of 2021
Q4 Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) ⁽¹⁾ of $1.56, up 28.9% from $1.21 in Q4 of 2021

2022 Revenue of $1.41 Billion, up 25.8% year-over-year
2022 Diluted EPS (GAAP) of $4.23, up 26.3% from $3.35 in 2021
2022 Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) ⁽¹⁾ of $6.02, up 24.6% from $4.83 in 2021

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXLS), a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company, today announced its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Rohit Kapoor, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We ended the year strong with fourth quarter revenue and EPS growth of over 25%. Our data-led approach has differentiated us within our industry and expanded our total addressable market. Our proprietary data assets, digital solutions and domain and data expertise, combined with our best-in-class talent, creates value for our clients. This is reflected in the continued growth of our analytics business and the acceleration of growth in our digital operations and solutions business. As we look to 2023, EXL is well positioned with a strong pipeline, differentiated solutions and a growing base of client relationships across industry verticals.”

Maurizio Nicolelli, Chief Financial Officer, said, “We ended 2022 with strong momentum in our business, a healthy balance sheet and solid free cash flow. We are mindful of the potential for recessionary headwinds later in the year, but continue to believe we will deliver double-digit revenue and EPS growth in 2023. Our guidance for 2023 revenue is in the range of $1.56 billion to $1.60 billion, representing an 11% to 13% increase year-over-year on a reported basis and 11% to 14% on a constant currency basis. We expect adjusted diluted EPS to be in the range of $6.60 to $6.80, representing a 10% to 13% increase over 2022."

1. Reconciliations of adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, where applicable, are included at the end of this release under “Reconciliation of Adjusted Financial Measures to GAAP Measures.” These non-GAAP measures, including adjusted diluted EPS and constant currency measures, are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Highlights: Fourth Quarter 2022

• Revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 increased to $374.7 million compared to $295.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 26.8% on a reported basis and 28.6% on a constant currency basis. Revenue increased by 3.7% sequentially on reported basis and constant currency basis, from the third quarter of 2022.
   
• Operating income margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was 13.6%, compared to 12.2% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 13.9% for the third quarter of 2022. Adjusted operating income margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was 18.0% compared to 17.0% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 18.5% for the third quarter of 2022.
   
• Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was $0.94 compared to $0.83 for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $1.16 for the third quarter of 2022. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was $1.56 compared to $1.21 for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $1.54 for the third quarter of 2022.

Financial Highlights: Full Year 2022

• Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased to $1.41 billion compared to $1.12 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 25.8% on a reported basis and 27.3% on a constant currency basis.
   

   

• Operating income margin for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 13.6% compared to 13.9% for the year ended December 31, 2021. Adjusted operating income margin for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 18.3% compared to 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2021.
   
• Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $4.23 compared to $3.35 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $6.02 compared to $4.83 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Business Highlights: Fourth Quarter 2022

• Won 19 new clients in the fourth quarter of 2022, with eight in our digital operations and solutions business and 11 in analytics. For the year, we won 59 new clients, with 31 in our digital operations and solutions business and 28 in analytics.
• Recognized as a Leader in all four categories in the 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Services.
• Announced alliance with EY to support digital transformation initiatives in insurance, financial services and health care sectors.
• Recognized as ‘Luminary’ in Celent New Business and Underwriting Systems: Global Life Insurance Edition report.
• Named to Newsweek’s 2022 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

2023 Guidance

Based on current visibility, and a U.S. dollar to Indian rupee exchange rate of 82.5, U.K. pound sterling to U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.21, U.S. dollar to the Philippine peso exchange rate of 55.0 and all other currencies at current exchange rates, we are providing the following guidance for the full year 2023:

• Revenue of $1.56 billion to $1.60 billion, representing an increase of 11% to 13% on a reported basis, and 11% to 14% on a constant currency basis, from 2022.
   
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $6.60 to $6.80, representing an increase of 10% to 13% from 2022.

Conference Call

ExlService Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. ET to discuss the Company’s quarterly operating and financial results. The conference call will be available live via the internet by accessing the investor relations section of EXL’s website at ir.exlservice.com, where an accompanying investor-friendly spreadsheet of historical operating and financial data can also be accessed. Please access the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

Please note that there is a new system to access the live call-in order to ask questions. To join the live call, please register here. A dial-in and unique PIN will be provided to join the call. For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the EXL website ir.exlservice.com for a period of twelve months.

About ExlService Holdings, Inc.

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company that partners with clients to improve business outcomes and unlock growth. By bringing together deep domain expertise with robust data, powerful analytics, cloud, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”), we create agile, scalable solutions and execute complex operations for the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media, and retail, among others. Focused on driving faster decision-making and transforming operating models, EXL was founded on the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Headquartered in New York, our team is over 45,400 strong, with more than 50 offices spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to EXL's operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond EXL’s control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning EXL’s possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of its business strategy. These statements may 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 EXL believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect EXL’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, which include our ability to maintain and grow client demand, our ability to hire and retain sufficiently trained employees, and our ability to accurately estimate and/or manage costs, rising interest rates, rising inflation and recessionary economic trends, are discussed in more detail in EXL’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including EXL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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 EXL. EXL has no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.

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