EX-99.1 2 tv527621_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

August 15, 2019

 

Globant Reports 2019 Second Quarter Financial Results

Revenue Growth and Earnings Momentum Continues

 

Second quarter revenues of $157.5 million, up 23.2% year-over-year

IFRS Diluted EPS of $0.36 for the second quarter

Non-IFRS Diluted EPS of $0.53 for the second quarter

  

Luxembourg / August 15, 2019 - Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today announced results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Please see highlights below, including certain Non-IFRS measures. Note that reconciliations between Non-IFRS financial measures and IFRS operating results are disclosed at the end of this press release.

  

Second quarter 2019 highlights

 

Revenue rose to $157.5 million, representing 23.2% year-over-year growth compared to the second quarter of 2018.
IFRS Gross Profit margin was 38.5% compared to 38.3% in the second quarter of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit Margin was 40.2% compared to 40.1% in the second quarter of 2018.
IFRS Profit from Operations Margin was 12.3% compared to 12.5% in the second quarter of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin was 16.4% compared to 15.8% in the second quarter of 2018.
IFRS Diluted EPS was $0.36, compared to $0.39 in the second quarter of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.53, compared to $0.40 in the second quarter of 2018.

 

Six months ended June 30, 2019 highlights

 

Revenue rose to $303.7 million, representing 22.6% year-over-year growth compared to the first six months of 2018.
IFRS Gross Profit margin was 38.9% compared to 38.0% in the first six months of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit Margin was 40.6% compared to 39.6% in the first six months of 2018.
IFRS Profit from Operations Margin was 12.4% compared to 12.1% in the first six months of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin was 16.7% compared to 15.2% in the first six months of 2018.
IFRS Diluted EPS was $0.68, compared to $0.67 in the first six months of 2018.
Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $1.02, compared to $0.78 in the first six months of 2018.

  

“I am very pleased to announce another quarter of robust growth and solid financial performance. Our second quarter revenues for 2019 amounted to a record of $157.5 million, representing a 23.2% year-over-year growth,” said Martín Migoya, Globant’s CEO and co-founder.

 

 

 

 

“We continue to see strong demand coming from organizations as they look to transform their businesses. Industry analysts continue to report record spending in digital and cognitive transformation in excess of $5 trillion over the years 2018 to 2021,” explained Martín Migoya. “As digitalization and high consumer expectations change, organizations need to adapt to stay relevant. We will continue to help our customers uncover ways to create more business value, making digital and cognitive transformation sustainable,” added Martín Migoya.

 

“Once again, we delivered a solid performance in terms of revenues and EPS for the quarter. The strong net additions of Globers coupled with a slight reduction in attrition place us in a good position to capture market growth opportunities,” explained Juan Urthiague, Globant’s CFO.

 

Globant completed the second quarter with 9,905 Globers, 9,215 of whom were technology, design and innovation professionals. The geographic revenue breakdown for the first quarter was as follows: 75.2% from North America (top country: US), 16.1% from Latin America and others (top country: Argentina) and 8.7% from Europe (top country: Spain). In terms of currencies, 88.7% of Globant’s revenues for the second quarter was denominated in US dollars.

 

During the last twelve months ended June 30, 2019, Globant served 585 customers, 97 of which accounted for more than $1 million of Globant’s revenues. Globant’s top customer, top five customers and top ten customers represented 10.4%, 27.2% and 41.0% of second quarter revenues, respectively.

 

Cash and bank balances and Investments as of June 30, 2019 amounted to $58.2 million and current assets amounted to $241.2 million, accounting for 43.2% of total assets for the same period. Finally, as of June 30, 2019, 36.6 million common shares were issued and outstanding.

  

2019 Third Quarter and Full Year Outlook

 

Based on current market conditions, Globant is providing the following estimates for the third quarter and the full year of 2019:

 

Third quarter 2019 Revenues are estimated to be between $170-$172 million, implying 27.1% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of the range.
Third quarter 2019 Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS is estimated to be in the range of $0.57-$0.61 (assuming an average of 37.9 million diluted shares outstanding during the third quarter).
Fiscal year 2019 Revenues are estimated to be in the range of $654-$660 million, implying 25.8% year-over-year revenue growth at the midpoint of the range.
Fiscal year 2019 Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS is estimated to be in the range of $2.19-$2.25 (assuming an average of 37.7 million diluted shares outstanding during 2019).

  

 

 

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

Martín Migoya and Juan Urthiague will discuss the Q2 2019 results in a conference call today beginning at 4:30pm ET.

 

Conference call access information is:

US & Canada +1 (888) 346-2877

International +1 (412) 902-4257

Webcast http://investors.globant.com/

 

Additionally, a replay will be available via the same dial-in number and on our investor relations website after the call.

  

About Globant (NYSE:GLOB)

We are a digitally native company where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. We use the latest technologies in the digital and cognitive field to empower organizations in every aspect.

 

We have more than 9,900 employees and we are present in 17 countries working for companies like Google, Southwest Airlines, EA and BBVA, among others.

 

We were named a Worldwide Leader of Digital Strategy Consulting Services by IDC MarketScape report (2016 and 2017). We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. We are a member of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord (2019).

 

For more information, visit www.globant.com

  

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

 

While the financial figures included in this press release have been computed in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) applicable to interim periods, this announcement does not contain sufficient information to constitute an interim financial report as defined in International Accounting Standards 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”. The financial information in this press release has not been audited.

 

Globant provides non-IFRS financial measures in addition to reported IFRS results prepared in accordance with IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”. Management believes these measures help illustrate underlying trends in the company's business and uses the non-IFRS financial measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing the company's business and evaluating its performance. The company anticipates that it will continue to report both IFRS and certain non-IFRS financial measures in its financial results, including non-IFRS measures that exclude share-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of assets and acquisition-related charges. Because the company's non-IFRS financial measures are not calculated according to IFRS, these measures are not comparable to IFRS and may not necessarily be comparable to similarly described non-IFRS measures reported by other companies within the company's industry. Consequently, Globant’s non-IFRS financial measures should not be evaluated in isolation or supplant comparable IFRS measures, but, rather, should be considered together with its unaudited interim consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and its unaudited interim consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, prepared in accordance with IAS 34.

 

 

 

 

Globant is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS to the most directly comparable IFRS measure because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of certain significant items without unreasonable effort. These items include, but are not limited to, share-based compensation expense, impairment of assets and acquisition-related charges. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on IFRS reported results for the guidance period.

  

Forward Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical information, this release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future financial and operating performance, including our outlook and guidance, and our strategies, priorities and business plans. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could impact our actual results include: our ability to maintain current resource utilization rates and productivity levels; our ability to manage attrition and attract and retain highly-skilled IT professionals; our ability to accurately price our client contracts; our ability to achieve our anticipated growth; our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth; our ability to retain our senior management team and other key employees; our ability to continue to innovate and remain at the forefront of emerging technologies and related market trends; our ability to retain our business relationships and client contracts; our ability to manage the impact of global adverse economic conditions; our ability to manage uncertainty concerning the instability in the current economic, political and social environment in Latin America; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decisions based on our estimates and forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

Globant S.A.

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
  

June 30,

2019

  

June 30,

2018

  

June 30,

2019

  

June 30,

2018

 
                 
Revenues   303,685    247,604    157,534    127,892 
Cost of revenues   (185,616)   (153,404)   (96,889)   (78,861)
Gross profit   118,069    94,200    60,645    49,031 
                     
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (79,192)   (63,880)   (40,560)   (32,681)
Net impairment losses on financial assets   (1,075)   (434)   (639)   (423)
Profit from operations   37,802    29,886    19,446    15,927 
                     
Finance income   2,692    16,018    1,801    13,665 
Finance expense   (8,046)   (18,961)   (4,344)   (15,717)
Finance expense, net   (5,354)   (2,943)   (2,543)   (2,052)
                     
Other income, net   8    4,521    27    4,507 
Profit before income tax   32,456    31,464    16,930    18,382 
                     
Income tax   (6,972)   (6,898)   (3,545)   (3,957)
Net income for the period   25,484    24,566    13,385    14,425 
                     
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects                    
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss:                    
- Exchange differences on translating foreign operations   (159)   (1,123)   457    (1,294)
- Net change in fair value on financial assets measured at FVOCI   27    (9)   (8)   (3)
- Gains and losses on cash flow hedges   433    -    1,315    - 
Total comprehensive income for the period   25,785    23,434    15,149    13,128 
                     
Net income attributable to:                    
Owners of the Company   25,484    24,583    13,385    14,413 
Non-controlling interest   -    (17)   -    12 
Net income for the period   25,484    24,566    13,385    14,425 
                     
Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to:                    
Owners of the Company   25,785    23,451    15,149    13,116 
Non-controlling interest   -    (17)   -    12 
Total comprehensive income for the period   25,785    23,434    15,149    13,128 
                     
Earnings per share                    
Basic   0.70    0.69    0.37    0.40 
Diluted   0.68    0.67    0.36    0.39 
                     
Weighted average of outstanding shares (in thousands)                    
Basic   36,361    35,584    36,516    35,735 
Diluted   37,467    36,510    37,622    36,661 

 

 

 

 

Globant S.A.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unaudited)

 

  

June 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

 
ASSETS          
Current assets          
Cash and bank balances   42,132    77,606 
Investments   16,110    8,635 
Trade receivables   149,532    110,898 
Other assets   11,138    - 
Other receivables   21,042    15,341 
Other financial assets   1,268    550 
Total current assets   241,222    213,030 
           
Non-current assets          
Investments   514    527 
Other assets   7,792    - 
Other receivables   37,480    34,197 
Deferred tax assets   19,135    16,916 
Investment in associates   4,000    4,000 
Other financial assets   2,343    345 
Property and equipment   51,141    51,460 
Intangible assets   12,846    11,778 
Right-of-use asset   40,186    - 
Goodwill   141,693    104,846 
Total non-current assets   317,130    224,069 
TOTAL ASSETS   558,352    437,099 
           
LIABILITIES          
Current liabilities          
Trade payables   26,169    17,578 
Payroll and social security taxes payable   53,081    58,535 
Borrowings   586    - 
Other financial liabilities   5,338    9,347 
Lease liabilities   14,800    - 
Tax liabilities   6,862    7,399 
Other liabilities   5    44 
Total current liabilities   106,841    92,903 
           
Non-current liabilities          
Trade payables   5,824    - 
Borrowings   25,239    - 
Other financial liabilities   1,061    3,418 
Lease liabilities   28,270    - 
Tax liabilities   153    - 
Provisions for contingencies   2,486    2,862 
Total non-current liabilities   63,033    6,280 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   169,874    99,183 
           
Capital and reserves          
Issued capital   43,945    43,158 
Additional paid-in capital   135,521    109,559 
Other reserves   (1,835)   (2,136)
Retained earnings   210,847    187,335 
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company   388,478    337,916 
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   558,352    437,099 

 

 

 

  

Globant S.A.

Supplemental Non-IFRS Financial Information

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unaudited)

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
  

June 30,

2019

  

June 30,

2018

  

June 30,

2019

  

June 30,

2018

 
                 
Reconciliation of adjusted gross profit                    
Gross Profit   118,069    94,200    60,645    49,031 
Depreciation and amortization expense   2,920    2,003    1,693    1,010 
Share-based compensation expense   2,453    1,953    1,010    1,292 
Adjusted gross profit   123,442    98,156    63,348    51,333 
Adjusted gross profit margin   40.6%   39.6%   40.2%   40.1%
                     
Reconciliation of selling, general and administrative expenses                    
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (79,192)   (63,880)   (40,560)   (32,681)
Depreciation and amortization expense   8,527    7,479    4,108    3,967 
Share-based compensation expense   6,834    4,203    3,857    1,995 
Acquisition-related charges (a)   3,165    1,265    1,333    707 
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses   (60,666)   (50,933)   (31,262)   (26,012)
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as % of revenues   (20.0)%   (20.6)%   (19.8)%   (20.3)%
                     
Reconciliation of Adjusted Profit from Operations                    
Profit from Operations   37,802    29,886    19,446    15,927 
Share-based compensation expense   9,287    6,156    4,867    3,287 
Acquisition-related charges (a)   3,534    1,649    1,588    899 
Impairment of assets (b)   -    48    -    48 
Adjusted Profit from Operations   50,623    37,739    25,901    20,161 
Adjusted Profit from Operations margin   16.7%   15.2%   16.4%   15.8%
                     
Reconciliation of Net income for the period                    
Net income for the period   25,484    24,566    13,385    14,425 
Share-based compensation expense   9,287    6,156    4,867    3,287 
Acquisition-related charges (a)   3,631    (2,585)   1,614    (3,467)
Impairment of assets (b)   -    48    -    48 
Expenses related to secondary share offering (c)   -    234    -    234 
Adjusted Net income   38,402    28,419    19,866    14,527 
Adjusted Net income margin   12.6%   11.5%   12.6%   11.4%
                     
Calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS                    
Adjusted Net income   38,402    28,419    19,866    14,527 
Diluted shares   37,467    36,510    37,622    36,661 
Adjusted Diluted EPS   1.02    0.78    0.53    0.40 

 

(a)Acquisition-related charges include, when applicable, amortization of purchased intangible assets included in depreciation and amortization expense line on our consolidated statements of operations, external deal costs, acquisition-related retention bonuses, integration costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, charges for impairment of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs. We cannot provide acquisition-related charges on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort as such charges may fluctuate based on the timing, size, and complexity of future acquisitions as well as other uncertainty inherent in mergers and acquisitions.

 

 

 

 

(b)Impairment of assets include, when applicable, charges for impairment of intangible assets, charges for impairment of investments in associates and charges for impairment of tax credits, net of recoveries.

 

(c)Expenses related to secondary share offering include expenses related to the secondary offering in the United States of our common shares held WPP Luxembourg Gamma Three S.àr.l. ("WPP").

  

Globant S.A.

Schedule of Supplemental Information (unaudited)

  

Metrics  Q2 2018   Q3 2018   Q4 2018   Q1 2019   Q2 2019 
                     
Total Employees   7,279    7,807    8,384    9,259    9,905 
IT Professionals   6,775    7,285    7,821    8,609    9,215 
                          
North America Revenues %   78.4    77.5    77.4    73.7    75.2 
Latin America and Others Revenues %   13.1    12.5    13.5    17.0    16.1 
Europe Revenues %   8.5    10.0    9.1    9.3    8.7 
                          
USD Revenues %   86.4    85.1    85.6    83.3    88.7 
Other Currencies Revenues %   13.6    14.9    14.4    16.7    11.3 
                          
Top Customer %   11.1    11.9    10.9    10.5    10.4 
Top 5 Customers %   32.5    33.4    30.9    28.9    27.2 
Top 10 Customers %   44.6    45.8    42.7    40.8    41.0 
                          
Customers Served (Last Twelve Months)   355    344    373    472    585 
Customers with >$1M in Revenues (Last Twelve Months)   92    90    90    91    97 

  

Investor Relations Contact:

Paula Conde, Globant

investors@globant.com

+1 (877) 215-5230

 

Media Contact:

Wanda Weigert, Globant

pr@globant.com

+1 (877) 215-5230

 

Source: Globant