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Globant Reports 2022 Third Quarter Financial Results

Strong Results, Reflecting Solid Demand for Digital

Third quarter revenues of $458.9 million, up 34.2% year-over-year 
IFRS Diluted EPS of $0.84 for the third quarter 
Non-IFRS Diluted EPS of $1.27 for the third quarter

LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today announced results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

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.

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues rose to $458.9 million, representing 34.2% year-over-year growth.
  • IFRS Gross Profit Margin was 37.5% compared to 38.5% in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit Margin was 39.1% compared to 39.8% in the third quarter of 2021.
  • IFRS Profit from Operations Margin was 11.3% compared to 11.6% in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin was 16.1% compared to 16.5% in the third quarter of 2021.
  • IFRS Diluted EPS was $0.84 compared to $0.60 in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $1.27 compared to $0.98 in the third quarter of 2021.

Nine months ended September 30, 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues rose to $1,289.5 million, representing 40.6% year-over-year growth.
  • IFRS Gross Profit Margin was 37.7% compared to 38.2% in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit Margin was 39.2% compared to 39.6% in the first nine months of 2021.
  • IFRS Profit from Operations Margin was 11.8% compared to 11.0% in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin was 16.3% compared to 16.4% in the first nine months of 2021.
  • IFRS Diluted EPS was $2.57 compared to $1.60 in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $3.69 compared to $2.69 in the first nine months of 2021.

Other Metrics as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2022

  • Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term investments were $369.2 million as of September 30, 2022, a decrease of $91.2 million from $460.4 million as of December 31, 2021, driven  mainly by acquisitions, investments in our platform business, our hedging policy, and organic expansion initiatives. As of September 30, 2022, our credit facility was fully undrawn.
  • Globant completed the third quarter of 2022 with 26,541 Globers, 24,922 of whom were technology, design and innovation professionals.
  • The geographic revenue breakdown for the third quarter of 2022 was as follows: 64.9% from North America (top country: US), 21.9% from Latin America (top country: Argentina), 10.0% from EMEA (top country: Spain) and 3.2% from Asia and Oceania (top country: India).
  • Globant's top customer, top five customers and top ten customers for the third quarter of 2022 represented 10.7%, 24.7% and 34.5% of revenues, respectively.
  • During the twelve months ended September 30, 2022, Globant served a total of 1,114 customers (with revenues over $10,000 in the last twelve months) and continued to increase its wallet share, with 255 accounts generating more than $1 million of annual revenues, compared to 162 for the same period one year ago.
  • In terms of currencies, 81.2% of Globant's revenues for the third quarter of 2022 were denominated in US dollars.

"We continue to be a leader in the broader technology market. Globant is fully committed to delivering 360-degree digital transformations with consumer-centric solutions. We execute our strategy through smart process optimization, which helps our clients streamline their operations and achieve maximum efficiency. Our end-to-end capabilities help organizations deliver innovative experiences for their customers, leading to better performance and stronger returns", said Martín Migoya, Globant's CEO and Co-founder. "Our unique approach differentiates us from other players in the industry. Just recently, Frost & Sullivan awarded Globant the 2022 Company of the Year Award in the Global Digital Transformation Services Industry. We look forward to continuing to extend our reach to additional regions and industries."

"We are proud of the financial results delivered in the third quarter. Our revenues for the third quarter were $458.9 million, representing a 34.2% year-over-year growth. Since the end of the second quarter, our revenues for the third quarter grew 6.9% - supporting our fourth quarter outlook. Third quarter revenue growth was 36.7% year-over-year in constant currency; 250 basis points above our headline figure. Our scalable and adaptive service offerings continue to create value for our clients. Our increasing scale and global footprint, the depth and breadth of our services, the ability to access our clients' decision making higher in the value chain, and our end-to-end capabilities continue to drive high returns on investments for our customers," explained Juan Urthiague, Globant's CFO.

2022 Full Year Outlook

Based on current market conditions, Globant is providing the following estimates for the full year of 2022:

  • Full Year 2022 Revenues are estimated to be at least $1,778 million, or 37.1% year-over-year growth. This expected growth includes a negative FX impact of 2.0 percentage points.
  • Full Year 2022 Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin is estimated to be in the range of 16-17%.
  • Full Year 2022 Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS is estimated to be at least $5.06 (assuming an average of 42.8 million diluted shares outstanding during 2022).

Conference Call and Webcast 
Martín Migoya and Juan Urthiague will discuss the third quarter 2022 results in a video conference call today beginning at 4:30pm ET.

Video conference call access information is: 
https://more.globant.com/F3Q22EarningsCall 
Webcast http://investors.globant.com/

About Globant (NYSE:GLOB) 
We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale.

We have more than 26,500 employees and we are present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Rockwell Automation, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.

We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement by IDC MarketScape report. We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT and Stanford. We are a member of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.

For more information, please 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" nor a financial statement as defined by International Accounting Standards 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements". 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 IFRS. 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 non-financial assets, acquisition-related charges, COVID-19 related charges and the related effect on income taxes of the pre-tax adjustments. 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 condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and its condensed interim consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, Interim Financial Reporting.

Globant is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking Non-IFRS Adjusted Profit from Operations Margin or 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, acquisition-related charges, and the tax effect of non-IFRS adjustments. 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: the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; 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 and any other risk factors we include in subsequent reports on Form 6-K.

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. 
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited)


Nine Months Ended


Three Months ended


September 30,
2022


September 30,
2021


September 30,
2022


September 30,
2021









Revenues

1,289,519


917,261


458,884


341,834

Cost of revenues

(803,644)


(566,591)


(286,707)


(210,342)

Gross profit

485,875


350,670


172,177


131,492









Selling, general and administrative expenses

(332,524)


(243,366)


(119,208)


(89,269)

Net impairment losses on financial assets

(1,823)


(6,516)


(1,079)


(2,513)

Other operating income and expenses,
net


11



Profit from operations

151,528


100,799


51,890


39,710









Finance income

1,466


474


842


144

Finance expense

(11,410)


(8,502)


(4,058)


(2,559)

Other financial results, net

(1,137)


(2,831)


(2,393)


(2,176)

Financial results, net

(11,081)


(10,859)


(5,609)


(4,591)









Share of results of investment in
associates

25


(233)


25


Other income and expenses, net

2,019


(2,887)


(55)


(2,444)

Profit before income tax

142,491


86,820


46,251


32,675









Income tax

(32,430)


(19,596)


(10,151)


(7,065)

Net income for the period

110,061


67,224


36,100


25,610









Other comprehensive income, net of
income tax effects








Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit and loss:








- Exchange differences on translating
foreign operations

(41,814)


(2,627)


(18,700)


(189)

- Net change in fair value on financial
assets measured at FVOCI

(2,085)


(18)


7


(18)

- Gains and losses on cash flow hedges

(6,218)


673


(2,007)


577

Total comprehensive income for the
period

59,944


65,252


15,400


25,980









Net income attributable to:








Owners of the Company

109,706


67,092


35,991


25,478

Non-controlling interest

355


132


109


132

Net income for the period

110,061


67,224


36,100


25,610









Total comprehensive income for the
period attributable to:








Owners of the Company

59,589


65,120


15,291


25,848

Non-controlling interest

355


132


109


132

Total comprehensive income for the
period

59,944


65,252


15,400


25,980

Earnings per share








Basic

2.62


1.65


0.86


0.61

Diluted

2.57


1.60


0.84


0.60

Weighted average of outstanding
shares (in thousands)








Basic

41,853


40,688


41,982


41,625

Diluted

42,763


41,872


42,891


42,809

 

Globant S.A. 
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unaudited)



September 30, 2022


December 31, 2021

ASSETS





Current assets





Cash and cash equivalents


294,040


427,804

Investments


75,127


32,581

Trade receivables


410,117


300,109

Other assets


14,245


7,855

Other receivables


63,200


49,194

Other financial assets


4,051


2,057

Total current assets


860,780


819,600






Non-current assets





Investments


1,513


1,027

Other assets


10,404


8,583

Other receivables


16,856


24,263

Deferred tax assets


39,107


58,404

Investment in associates


1,242


Other financial assets


30,270


25,233

Property and equipment


147,211


133,373

Intangible assets


105,075


102,016

Right-of-use assets


148,901


144,581

Goodwill


584,630


567,451

Total non-current assets


1,085,209


1,064,931

TOTAL ASSETS


1,945,989


1,884,531






LIABILITIES





Current liabilities





Trade payables


62,239


63,210

Payroll and social security taxes payable


180,562


184,464

Borrowings


7,310


10,305

Other financial liabilities


58,745


63,059

Lease liabilities


36,247


25,917

Tax liabilities


16,646


18,071

Income tax payable


8,518


20,318

Other liabilities


440


955

Total current liabilities


370,707


386,299






Non-current liabilities





Trade payables


8,580


6,387

Borrowings


737


1,935

Other financial liabilities


22,323


61,226

Lease liabilities


98,685


108,568

Deferred tax liabilities


1,260


1,289

Income tax payable


3,770


877

Payroll and social security taxes payable


3,645


Provisions for contingencies


13,346


9,637

Total non-current liabilities


152,346


189,919

TOTAL LIABILITIES


523,053


576,218






Capital and reserves





Issued capital


50,512


50,080

Additional paid-in capital


927,234


872,030

Other reserves


(56,512)


(6,395)

Retained earnings


499,366


389,660

Total equity attributable to owners of the Company


1,420,600


1,305,375

Non-controlling interests


2,336


2,938

Total equity


1,422,936


1,308,313

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES


1,945,989


1,884,531

 

Globant S.A. 
Selected Cash Flow Data 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unaudited)



Three months ended



September 30, 2022


September 30, 2021

Net Income for the period


36,100


25,610

Non-cash adjustments, taxes and others


45,612


38,628

Changes in working capital


(5,694)


29,266

Cash flows from operating activities


76,018


93,504

Capital expenditures


(30,071)


(22,262)

Cash flows from investing activities


(95,419)


(119,122)

Cash flows from financing activities


(11,376)


(6,211)

Net (decrease) increase in cash & cash equivalents


(30,777)


(31,829)

 

Globant S.A. 
Supplemental Non-IFRS Financial Information 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unaudited)



Nine Months Ended


Three Months Ended



September
30, 2022


September
30, 2021


September
30, 2022


September
30, 2021










Reconciliation of adjusted gross profit









Gross Profit


485,875


350,670


172,177


131,492

Depreciation and amortization expense


16,757


9,482


5,957


3,599

Share-based compensation expense - Equity settled


3,420


2,824


1,506


994

Adjusted gross profit


506,052


362,976


179,640


136,085

Adjusted gross profit margin


39.2 %


39.6 %


39.1 %


39.8 %










Reconciliation of selling, general and
administrative expenses









Selling, general and administrative expenses


(332,524)


(243,366)


(119,208)


(89,269)

Depreciation and amortization expense


44,863


35,126


15,930


13,381

Share-based compensation expense - Equity settled


37,261


24,412


13,784


8,621

Acquisition-related charges (a)


9,001


9,378


3,291


2,782

Adjusted selling, general and administrative
expenses


(241,399)


(174,450)


(86,203)


(64,485)

Adjusted selling, general and administrative
expenses as % of revenues


(18.7) %


(19.0) %


(18.8) %


(18.9) %










Reconciliation of Adjusted Profit from Operations









Profit from Operations


151,528


100,799


51,890


39,710

Share-based compensation expense - Equity settled


40,681


27,236


15,290


9,615

Impairment of tax credits



(11)



Acquisition-related charges (a)


18,188


20,464


6,473


6,991

COVID-19-related charges (b)



2,228



Adjusted Profit from Operations


210,397


150,716


73,653


56,316

Adjusted Profit from Operations margin


16.3 %


16.4 %


16.1 %


16.5 %










Reconciliation of Net income for the period









Net income for the period


109,706


67,092


35,991


25,478

Share-based compensation expense - Equity settled


40,681


27,236


15,290


9,615

Acquisition-related charges (a)


17,909


26,398


7,311


10,196

COVID-19-related charges (b)



2,228



Impairment of tax credits



(11)



Tax effect of non-IFRS adjustments


(10,709)


(10,336)


(3,942)


(3,408)

Adjusted Net income


157,587


112,607


54,650


41,881

Adjusted Net income margin


12.2 %


12.3 %


11.9 %


12.3 %










Calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS









Adjusted Net income


157,587


112,607


54,650


41,881

Diluted shares


42,763


41,872


42,891


42,809

Adjusted Diluted EPS


3.69


2.69


1.27


0.98

(a)  Acquisition-related charges include, when applicable, amortization of purchased intangible assets included in depreciation and amortization expense line on our condensed interim consolidated statements of comprehensive income, 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)  COVID-19 related charges include, when applicable, bad debt provision related to the effect of COVID-19 on our customers businesses, donations and other expenses directly attributable to the pandemic that are both incremental to charges incurred prior to the outbreak and not expected to recur once the crisis has subsided and operations return to normal and clearly separable from normal operations. Moreover, these charges also include rent concessions that we were granted due to the pandemic environment.

Globant S.A. 
Schedule of Supplemental Information (unaudited)

Metrics

Q3 2021

Q4 2021

Q1 2022

Q2 2022

Q3 2022







Total Employees

21,849

23,526

24,504

25,924

26,541

IT Professionals

20,573

22,167

23,158

24,410

24,922







North America Revenues %

65.2

63.9

64.1

64.5

64.9

Latin America  Revenues %

21.6

23.1

23.5

23.8

21.9

EMEA Revenues %

11.1

10.7

10.1

9.7

10.0

Asia and Oceania Revenues %

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.0

3.2







USD Revenues %

74.8

73.4

80.6

79.0

81.2

Other Currencies Revenues %

25.2

26.6

19.4

21.0

18.8







Top Customer %

11.5

11.0

11.0

10.5

10.7

Top 5 Customers %

27.6

26.8

28.0

25.7

24.7

Top 10 Customers %

39.7

37.6

38.6

36.7

34.5







Customers Served (Last Twelve Months)*

816

921

982

1,043

1,114

Customers with >$1M in Revenues (Last Twelve
Months)

162

185

206

233

255







(*) Represents customers with more than $10,000 in revenues in the last twelve months.

Investor Relations Contact: 
Arturo Langa, Globant 
investors@globant.com
+1 (877) 215-5230

Media Contact: 
Wanda Weigert, Globant 
pr@globant.com 
+1 (877) 215-5230

SOURCE Globant