EXL Reports 2023 Third Quarter Results⁽¹⁾

2023 Third Quarter Revenue of $411.0 Million, up 13.7% year-over-year

Q3 Diluted EPS (GAAP) of $0.26, up 13.0% from $0.23 in Q3 of 2022

Q3 Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP)⁽²⁾ of $0.37, up 21.3% from $0.31 in Q3 of 2022

New York – October 26, 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 ended September 30, 2023.

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rohit Kapoor, said, “We achieved another robust quarter, with year-over-year revenue growth of 13.7% and adjusted diluted EPS growth of 21.3%. Our data-led strategy and balanced portfolio of businesses, bolstered by our unique digital/AI capabilities, position us well to deliver superior growth in an unpredictable environment.”

Chief Financial Officer Maurizio Nicolelli, said, “While we remain prudent in our outlook given the current uncertain environment, we are increasing our revenue and EPS guidance for the full year 2023 based on our strong momentum year to date and current visibility for the remainder of the year. We now expect revenue to be in the range of $1.620 billion to $1.628 billion, up from our prior guidance of $1.605 billion to $1.625 billion. The updated revenue guidance factors in a $2.0 million currency headwind from prior guidance. This revenue guidance represents 15% year-over-year growth on a reported basis and 15% to 16% growth on a constant currency basis. We are also increasing our adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance for 2023 to $1.40 to $1.42, representing growth of 16% to 18% over the prior year.”

(1) Prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the 5-for-1 forward stock split of our common stock effected in August 2023. See Note 19 – Capital Structure to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 for further details.

(2) 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: Third Quarter 2023

• Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 increased to $411.0 million compared to $361.4 million for the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 13.7% on a reported basis and 13.2% on a constant currency basis. Revenue increased by 1.5% sequentially on a reported basis and constant currency basis, from the second quarter of 2023.
   

   

• Operating income margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was 14.7%, compared to 13.9% for the third quarter of 2022 and 16.0% for the second quarter of 2023. Adjusted operating income margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was 20.0%, compared to 18.5% for the third quarter of 2022 and 20.0% for the second quarter of 2023.
• Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was $0.26, compared to $0.23 for the third quarter of 2022 and $0.29 for the second quarter of 2023. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was $0.37, compared to $0.31 for the third quarter of 2022 and $0.36 for the second quarter of 2023.

Business Highlights: Third Quarter 2023

• Won 16 new clients in the third quarter of 2023, with five in digital operations and solutions business and 11 in data analytics.
• Established a headquarters for international business in Dublin and formed new centers of excellence to develop best practices and improve efficiencies.
• Recognized as a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance BPS PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023.
• Recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Clinical and Care Management Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023.

2023 Guidance

Based on current visibility, and a U.S. dollar to Indian rupee exchange rate of 83.0, U.K. pound sterling to U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.23, U.S. dollar to the Philippine peso exchange rate of 56.5 and all other currencies at current exchange rates, we are providing the following guidance for the full year 2023:

• Revenue of $1.620 billion to $1.628 billion, representing growth of 15% on a reported basis and 15% to 16% on a constant currency basis from 2022.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.40 to $1.42, representing growth of 16% to 18% from 2022.

Conference Call

ExlService Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, October 26, 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 50,000 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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