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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated February 7, 2023, issued by ePlus inc.
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104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
ePlus inc.
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By: /s/ Elaine D. Marion
|
||||
Elaine D. Marion
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||||
Chief Financial Officer
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Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023
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•
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Net sales increased 26.0% to $623.5 million; technology segment net sales increased 28.3% to $611.8 million; service revenues increased 7.9% to $67.5
million.
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•
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Technology segment adjusted gross billings increased 29.7% to $888.6 million.
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•
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Consolidated gross profit increased 18.1% to $138.4 million.
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•
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Consolidated gross margin was 22.2%, down 150 basis points from last year’s quarter.
|
•
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Net earnings increased 35.1% to $35.7 million.
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•
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Adjusted EBITDA increased 27.6% to $53.3 million.
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•
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Net earnings per common share-diluted increased 36.7% to $1.34. Non-GAAP net earnings per common share-diluted increased 25.5% to $1.38.
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First Nine Months Fiscal Year 2023
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|
•
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Net sales increased 15.0% to $1,575.5 million; technology segment net sales increased 16.6% to $1,532.0 million; service revenues increased 9.4% to
$195.7 million.
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•
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Technology segment adjusted gross billings increased 18.9% to $2,356.3 million.
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•
|
Consolidated gross profit increased 11.4% to $385.2 million.
|
•
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Consolidated gross margin was 24.4%, compared with 25.2% last year.
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•
|
Net earnings increased 6.3% to $86.5 million.
|
•
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Adjusted EBITDA increased 9.0% to $141.9 million.
|
•
|
Net earnings per common share-diluted increased 6.9% to $3.24. Non-GAAP net earnings per common share-diluted increased 8.3% to $3.66.
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January 2023:
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|
o
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Announced the launch of ePlus Storage-as-a-Service powered by Pure Storage.
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December 2022:
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o
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Successfully achieved SOC 1, SOC 2, and HIPAA Attestations.
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o
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Received Nutanix Global Reseller of the Year, Americas Reseller of the Year, and Americas Partner Systems Engineer of the Year Awards.
|
November 2022:
|
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o
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Launched Co-Delivered Architecture Support Services for Cisco and Adjacent Technologies.
|
o
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Recognized with multiple awards, including U.S. Partner of the Year and Global Marketing Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit.
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Audio Webcast (Live & Replay): https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/482950251
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Live Call:
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(888) 330-2469 (toll-free/domestic)
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(240) 789-2740 (international)
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Replay:
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(800) 770- 2030 (toll-free/domestic)
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(647) 362-9199 (international)
|
|
Passcode:
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5403833 (live call and replay)
|
ePlus inc. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||
December 31, 2022
|
March 31, 2022
|
|||
ASSETS
|
||||
Current assets:
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$99,395
|
$155,378
|
||
Accounts receivable—trade, net
|
674,935
|
430,380
|
||
Accounts receivable—other, net
|
|
70,589
|
48,673
|
|
Inventories
|
244,798
|
155,060
|
||
Financing receivables—net, current
|
|
105,823
|
61,492
|
|
Deferred costs
|
|
43,111
|
32,555
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
54,792
|
13,944
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
1,293,443
|
897,482
|
|
|
|
|||
Financing receivables and operating leases—net
|
80,579
|
64,292
|
||
Deferred tax asset—net
|
4,859
|
5,050
|
||
Property, equipment and other assets
|
55,371
|
45,586
|
||
Goodwill
|
136,057
|
126,543
|
||
Other intangible assets—net
|
|
27,556
|
27,250
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$1,597,865
|
$1,166,203
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$299,627
|
$136,161
|
|
Accounts payable—floor plan
|
154,541
|
145,323
|
||
Salaries and commissions payable
|
41,152
|
39,602
|
||
Deferred revenue
|
|
125,570
|
86,469
|
|
Recourse notes payable—current
|
102,961
|
7,316
|
||
Non-recourse notes payable—current
|
|
41,293
|
17,070
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
28,433
|
28,095
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
|
793,577
|
460,036
|
|
|
|
|||
Recourse notes payable—long term
|
-
|
5,792
|
||
Non-recourse notes payable—long term
|
7,172
|
4,108
|
||
Other liabilities
|
|
50,696
|
35,529
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
851,445
|
505,465
|
||
|
|
|||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
||
Preferred stock, $.01 per share par value; 2,000 shares authorized;
none outstanding
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Common stock, $.01 per share par value; 50,000 shares
authorized; 26,907
outstanding at December 31, 2022 and
26,886 outstanding at
March 31, 2022
|
272
|
270
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
165,161
|
159,480
|
||
Treasury stock, at cost, 258 shares at December 31, 2022 and
130 shares at March 31, 2022
|
(13,958)
|
(6,734)
|
||
Retained earnings
|
594,348
|
507,846
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive income—foreign currency
translation adjustment
|
597
|
(124)
|
||
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
|
746,420
|
660,738
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$1,597,865
|
$1,166,203
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ePlus inc. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
||||
Net sales
|
|
||||||
Product
|
$556,018
|
$432,307
|
$1,379,813
|
$1,190,524
|
|||
Services
|
67,458
|
62,527
|
195,728
|
178,976
|
|||
Total
|
623,476
|
494,834
|
1,575,541
|
1,369,500
|
|||
Cost of sales
|
|||||||
Product
|
441,015
|
339,810
|
1,062,352
|
914,666
|
|||
Services
|
44,089
|
37,907
|
127,990
|
109,203
|
|||
Total
|
485,104
|
377,717
|
1,190,342
|
1,023,869
|
|||
Gross profit
|
138,372
|
117,117
|
385,199
|
345,631
|
|||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
86,730
|
76,874
|
248,201
|
220,153
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,609
|
3,597
|
10,387
|
11,376
|
|||
Interest and financing costs
|
1,575
|
561
|
2,863
|
1,262
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
91,914
|
81,032
|
261,451
|
232,791
|
|||
Operating income
|
46,458
|
36,085
|
123,748
|
112,840
|
|||
Other income (expense)
|
2,907
|
(175)
|
(3,112)
|
(377)
|
|||
Earnings before taxes
|
49,365
|
35,910
|
120,636
|
112,463
|
|||
Provision for income taxes
|
13,671
|
9,486
|
34,134
|
31,108
|
|||
Net earnings
|
$35,694
|
$26,424
|
$86,502
|
$81,355
|
|||
Net earnings per common share—basic
|
$1.34
|
$0.99
|
$3.26
|
$3.05
|
|||
Net earnings per common share—diluted
|
$1.34
|
$0.98
|
$3.24
|
$3.03
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
|
26,592
|
26,668
|
26,561
|
26,666
|
|||
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
|
26,648
|
26,930
|
26,688
|
26,887
|
Technology Segment
|
|||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2022
|
2021
|
Change
|
2022
|
2021
|
Change
|
||||||
(in thousands)
|
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||
Net sales
|
|||||||||||
Product
|
$544,316
|
$414,448
|
31.3%
|
$1,336,309
|
$1,134,658
|
17.8%
|
|||||
Services
|
67,458
|
62,527
|
7.9%
|
195,728
|
178,976
|
9.4%
|
|||||
Total
|
611,774
|
476,975
|
28.3%
|
1,532,037
|
1,313,634
|
16.6%
|
|||||
Cost of sales
|
|||||||||||
Product
|
439,831
|
334,585
|
31.5%
|
1,054,267
|
899,437
|
17.2%
|
|||||
Services
|
44,089
|
37,907
|
16.3%
|
127,990
|
109,203
|
17.2%
|
|||||
Total
|
483,920
|
372,492
|
29.9%
|
1,182,257
|
1,008,640
|
17.2%
|
|||||
Gross profit
|
127,854
|
104,483
|
22.4%
|
349,780
|
304,994
|
14.7%
|
|||||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
81,874
|
73,413
|
11.5%
|
235,147
|
210,369
|
11.8%
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,582
|
3,569
|
0.4%
|
10,304
|
11,292
|
(8.7%)
|
|||||
Interest and financing costs
|
1,308
|
335
|
290.4%
|
2,117
|
693
|
205.5%
|
|||||
Operating expenses
|
86,764
|
77,317
|
12.2%
|
247,568
|
222,354
|
11.3%
|
|||||
Operating income
|
$41,090
|
$27,166
|
51.3%
|
$102,212
|
$82,640
|
23.7%
|
|||||
Adjusted gross billings
|
$888,621
|
$685,031
|
29.7%
|
$2,356,326
|
$1,982,162
|
18.9%
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$47,869
|
$32,794
|
46.0%
|
$120,135
|
$99,811
|
20.4%
|
Technology Segment Net Sales by Customer End Market
|
|||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||
2022
|
2021
|
Change
|
|||
Telecom, Media & Entertainment
|
28%
|
29%
|
(1%)
|
||
Technology
|
18%
|
15%
|
3%
|
||
Healthcare
|
14%
|
16%
|
(2%)
|
||
SLED
|
13%
|
15%
|
(2%)
|
||
Financial Services
|
9%
|
9%
|
-
|
||
All others
|
18%
|
16%
|
2%
|
||
Total
|
100%
|
100%
|
Financing Segment
|
|||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2022
|
2021
|
Change
|
2022
|
2021
|
Change
|
||||||
(in thousands)
|
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||
Net sales
|
$11,702
|
$17,859
|
(34.5%)
|
$43,504
|
$55,866
|
(22.1%)
|
|||||
Cost of sales
|
1,184
|
5,225
|
(77.3%)
|
8,085
|
15,229
|
(46.9%)
|
|||||
Gross profit
|
10,518
|
12,634
|
(16.7%)
|
35,419
|
40,637
|
(12.8%)
|
|||||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
4,856
|
3,461
|
40.3%
|
13,054
|
9,784
|
33.4%
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
27
|
28
|
(3.6%)
|
83
|
84
|
(1.2%)
|
|||||
Interest and financing costs
|
267
|
226
|
18.1%
|
746
|
569
|
31.1%
|
|||||
Operating expenses
|
5,150
|
3,715
|
38.6%
|
13,883
|
10,437
|
33.0%
|
|||||
Operating income
|
$5,368
|
$8,919
|
(39.8%)
|
$21,536
|
$30,200
|
(28.7%)
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$5,456
|
$9,003
|
(39.4%)
|
$21,798
|
$30,453
|
(28.4%)
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Technology segment net sales
|
$611,774
|
$476,975
|
$1,532,037
|
$1,313,634
|
|||
Costs incurred related to sales of third-party
maintenance, software assurance and
subscription / SaaS licenses, and services
|
276,847
|
208,056
|
824,289
|
668,528
|
|||
Adjusted gross billings
|
$888,621
|
$685,031
|
$2,356,326
|
$1,982,162
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
||||
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Consolidated
|
|||||||
Net earnings
|
$35,694
|
$26,424
|
$86,502
|
$81,355
|
|||
Provision for income taxes
|
13,671
|
9.486
|
34,134
|
31,108
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
3,609
|
3,597
|
10,387
|
11,376
|
|||
Share based compensation
|
1,950
|
1,780
|
5,681
|
5,355
|
|||
Interest and financing costs
|
1,308
|
335
|
2,117
|
693
|
|||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(2,907)
|
175
|
3,112
|
377
|
|||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$53,325
|
$41,797
|
$141,933
|
$130,264
|
|||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||
(in thousands)
|
|||||||||
Technology Segment
|
|||||||||
Operating income
|
$41,090
|
$27,166
|
$102,212
|
$82,640
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
3,582
|
3,569
|
10,304
|
11,292
|
|||||
Share based compensation
|
1,889
|
1,724
|
5,502
|
5,186
|
|||||
Interest and financing costs
|
1,308
|
335
|
2,117
|
693
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$47,869
|
$32,794
|
$120,135
|
$99,811
|
|||||
Financing Segment
|
|||||||
Operating income
|
$5,368
|
$8,919
|
$21,536
|
$30,200
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
27
|
28
|
83
|
84
|
|||
Share based compensation
|
61
|
56
|
179
|
169
|
|||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$5,456
|
$9,003
|
$21,798
|
$30,453
|
|||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
||||
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
GAAP: Earnings before taxes
|
$49,365
|
$35,910
|
$120,636
|
$112,463
|
|||
Share based compensation
|
1,950
|
1,780
|
5,681
|
5,355
|
|||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
2,505
|
2,497
|
7,182
|
7,854
|
|||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(2,907)
|
175
|
3,112
|
377
|
|||
Non-GAAP: Earnings before taxes
|
50,913
|
40,362
|
136,611
|
126,049
|
|||
GAAP: Provision for income taxes
|
13,671
|
9,486
|
34,134
|
31,108
|
|||
Share based compensation
|
544
|
470
|
1,624
|
1,494
|
|||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
693
|
649
|
2,030
|
2,156
|
|||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(811)
|
46
|
933
|
104
|
|||
Tax benefit on restricted stock
|
102
|
-
|
267
|
317
|
|||
Non-GAAP: Provision for income taxes
|
14,199
|
10,651
|
38,988
|
35,179
|
|||
Non-GAAP: Net earnings
|
$36,714
|
$29,711
|
$97,623
|
$90,870
|
|||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
||||
GAAP: Net earnings per common share – diluted
|
$1.34
|
$0.98
|
$3.24
|
$3.03
|
|||
Share based compensation
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.15
|
0.14
|
|||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
0.20
|
0.21
|
|||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(0.08)
|
-
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
|||
Tax benefit on restricted stock
|
-
|
-
|
(0.01)
|
(0.01)
|
|||
Total non-GAAP adjustments – net of tax
|
0.04
|
0.12
|
0.42
|
0.35
|
|||
Non-GAAP: Net earnings per common share – diluted
|
$1.38
|
$1.10
|
$3.66
|
$3.38
|
[1] Amount consists of depreciation and amortization for assets used internally.
|
[2] Legal settlement, interest income and foreign currency transaction gains and losses.
|
[3] Amount consists of amortization of intangible assets from acquired businesses.
|
Document and Entity Information |
Feb. 07, 2023 |
---|---|
Cover [Abstract] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Amendment Flag | false |
Document Period End Date | Feb. 07, 2023 |
Entity File Number | 001-34167 |
Entity Registrant Name | ePlus inc. |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001022408 |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 54-1817218 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 13595 Dulles Technology Drive |
Entity Address, City or Town | Herndon |
Entity Address, State or Province | VA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 20171-3413 |
City Area Code | 703 |
Local Phone Number | 984-8400 |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $.01 par value |
Trading Symbol | PLUS |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
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