Concentrix (CNXC) 25 Mar 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to Concentrix Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker for today, David Stein, Vice President of Investor Relations. Sir, you may begin.

Thank you, Towanda and good morning. Welcome to the Concentrix first quarter fiscal 2021 earnings call. statements their our are nature forward-looking and future uncertain. contains by that address call that expected address performance This matters that materially These results in our cause forward-looking different be our uncertainties expressed than actual statements. those may to future forward-looking undertake new result future or our or as developments. a We do update statements not events to of information Please with could additional for uncertainties that the affect yesterday’s future information release results. our and earnings to SEC refer most filings financial our recent regarding our Annual includes on risk the provided in This XX-K. Report factors Form Also call, including will EBITDA non-GAAP free well growth. discuss cash EPS adjusted revenue as adjusted during income, we the financial constant currency flow, measures, non-GAAP and as operating A and of the non-GAAP Concentrix in under available news on Financials. reconciliation release measures Investor these is the Relations website the President call Caldwell, Andre Chris and Officer on and Executive our are Chief Officer. our Valentine, today me Financial Chief With summary performance will outlook. Chris our cover will financial growth Andre results our of provide and business strategy and a operating and your we questions. Then call will open the for

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annualized over clientele and disruptive has a revenue above in been XX% of million our As reminder, growing $XXX quarters. represents recent

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on across above verticals additional solutions of the levels. demand with we strong revenue margins enhance we our expect And the XXXX investments XX% staff achieve digital through we deepening offerings. technology above performance the now service, growth to client made fiscal to-date our solution and geographies We pre-COVID to our currency CX and in see for looking summary, sales, and In increased experienced with relationships. and constant for to demand our adds continue technology solutions with our are forward we individually Based integrated strong and an quarter, services. technical

are new emerging expanding to pursue innovating selectively digital our superior strategic while markets, We we relentlessly and acquisitions with solutions for drive returns into shareholders.

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Revenue Reported $XX the and quarter. the a foreign $X.XX revenue billion. accelerated currency million. include a compared in XX% benefit revenues was last revenue profit first with quarter currency growth year. Our nearly On in basis, constant first increased of

with strong across set of clients Our increases a our broad reflects strategic growth verticals.

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due XX% Our top was enrollment. performing strong vertical open healthcare, seasonal to from growing volumes

with from grew grew vertical media services, and in tourism banking, the and volumes communications as We fin-tech X% e-commerce travel the growth across than believe Revenue clients. we personal which more growth vertical quarter of in from global our portfolio year-over-year. grew about of last consumer decreased impact single-digits, vertical. across the and less including by clients quarter Our impact first insurance our and the providers. to overall efforts. and represented clients, clients by expected in the high financial grew in our this XX% over near banking XX% and were rebalancing XX% the retail strategic several X% other Revenue approximately disruptor end from from an platform our clients electronics we XX%. Revenue signals retail, lower travel e-commerce as from growth several offset approximately and clients first such the rate technology this and Contributing will our growth quarter the which total revenue of verticals year significantly pronounced XXX experience on

Turning basis, a was profit non-GAAP operating in improved profitability, with On to quarter. million year-over-year million income first year. significantly compared $XXX the $XXX last

last non-GAAP XX was the points quarter basis Our margin XX.X%, operating first up compared with year.

and last up year. First $XXX million basis XX.X%, quarter adjusted year with was last was adjusted margin compared EBITDA EBITDA compared $XXX points with XX million our

first revenue COVID COVID-XX in basis, reflects strong profitability of growth, Our which On flow-through expenses quarter. a than expenses. net $XX the million the impact from offset more approximated

first results of the income was million $X.XX EPS income, compensation $XXX diluted expense. was $XX Adjusted the net quarter quarter, included million non-GAAP of $X.XX last $X.XX $X.XX compared million and year. in GAAP GAAP to of share-based year. $XX was year. net compared of million amortization last first for with terms EPS $X compared with In last intangibles

Our than effective was slightly in quarter lower GAAP tax rate the of expected. XX% first

in taxable to certain less higher taxes. income exposure Our erosion based U.S. resulted

receivable $XX flow, first revenue from quarter cash the to Moving Higher higher approximately cash in end. the resulted in flow at million. quarter balances accounts operations quarter planned than in totaled

other first cause lower our in payouts than quarters. business, end cash can year Additionally, to flows quarter incentive and payroll be

the to flow million. continue the Capital the negatively approximate expenditures free net in totaled quarter, impacted income. quarter flow in While cash non-GAAP expect we to this $XX year cash for

expenditures range full for revenue. X% to expect of to to We continue the X.X% be capital of year in the

billion. was the Turning total, $X.XXX the end cash interest to quarter, sheet, debt In at $XXX million. cash bearing the and balance of equivalents was

AR $XXX During Net we $XXX X.XXx the first balance EBITDA million. million and capacity reducing the remains quarter, paid with at securitization. debt loan, on of principal $XX $XXX was was adjusted liquidity on million quarter, strong, leverage At quarter end end. to and credit our down lines term cash, gross of the undrawn approximately million the outstanding approximately of our

flexibility. Our current significant financial gives liquidity us

remain the for strategic priorities business growth funding opportunities. existing deployment through organic and Our growing capital

I will quarter. our expectations second for Now, discuss the

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quarter second We of non-GAAP million million. $XXX income expect to operating $XXX

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to approximately at Because with currency Our excludes non-GAAP income of quarter and including revenue to billion, X% above revenue positive $XX to be operating and into or related This we full rates expect compared amortization foreign our of going constant momentum of $X.X $XX XX%. the expense. expectation an exchange of intangibles equates million QX year impact an above XXXX. growth now approximately compensation our second for guidance of QX, share-based strong million

our above we currency X% during suggested constant We yearly plan growth is range where on from to the do a year range. full Our in subsequent significant revenue spin, growth a our in quarters. it not that XX% we X% that increase guidance updating would be discussed

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the comes Research. Our Thank Cross first question [Operator Shannon from of you. line Instructions] Cross with

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Chris. Hey, Shannon, this is

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the and So pick on be we to travel there foreseeable clientele we future up still expect focusing that. with. in starting sales see more we a headwind side and deal a overall efforts for will are the But that domestic that that

On is growing, we’ve a robust side, what seen strong, the clearly, healthcare market.

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enrollment that we open is going in. we see there new business a more through one albeit so that seasonality we’re the that longevity, And good with have

COVID. I’m we COVID regard And coming question a maybe customers BPO and picture curious, or Okay. are out are then out outsourcing, hopefully, of bigger viewing with to of coming how

So, customers’ RFPs some of And on come terms around poses of rely wondering more a just onshore then you have how as up? in may the changed if an willingness thoughts will of pandemic just and offshoring, others, maybe start maybe it to on incremental to this? opportunity the mindset see

So to during pandemic. have Shannon, provides, more clients outsourcing through trying pretty because were which customers through very of business, we to is the seeing pandemic partners to who the more market What basically who align I scale that and what out. they the our are were past that’s to provide job there that challenges, need staffing pandemic the change. on amount more we think can pandemic What your your also from perspective the business are the going is seen successful to to help been and to accomplish rely have be will pricing did in to is give continue make we or customers make able of net is being someone of a cost I outsourced sort a think starting do giving time the seeing trusted are pre source to which either because new them business internal that we choices are necessarily times. now there had supporting everything variable, already also is with don’t the through supporting pandemic. happened some outcomes-based we’ve And hardest are their relationship new is And where remain model that to business you to that coming a adverse what outsourcing that’s that our good that own

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