Globant Reports 2017 Second Quarter Results

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally-native technology services company focused on creating digital journeys, today announced results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

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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 2017 highlights

    --  Revenue increased to a record $99.6 million, representing 24.6%
        year-over-year growth.
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit was $37.9 million (38.1% Non-IFRS
        Adjusted Gross Profit Margin), an increase of $3.8 million compared to
        $34.1 million for the second quarter of 2016 (42.6% Non-IFRS Adjusted
        Gross Profit Margin).
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Net Income was $9.6 million (9.6% Non-IFRS Adjusted
        Net Income Margin), compared to a profit of $10.2 million for the second
        quarter of 2016 (12.7% Non-IFRS Adjusted Net Income Margin).
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.27 per share (based on an average
        of 36.0 million diluted shares), compared to Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted
        EPS of $0.29 for the second quarter of 2016 (based on an average of 35.2
        million diluted shares).

Six months ended June 30, 2017 highlights

    --  Revenue for the period increased to $188.3 million, representing 22.9%
        year-over-year growth.
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit was $72.5 million (38.5% Non-IFRS
        Adjusted Gross Profit Margin), an increase of $5.4 million compared to
        $67.1 million (43.8% Non-IFRS Adjusted Gross Profit Margin) in the first
        six months of 2016.
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Net Income was $19.3 million (10.2% Non-IFRS Adjusted
        Net Income Margin), an increase of $0.7 million, compared to a profit of
        $18.6 million (12.1% Non-IFRS Adjusted Net Income Margin) in the first
        six months of 2016.
    --  Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.54 per share (based on an average
        of 36.0 million diluted shares during the first six months of the 2017),
        an increase of $0.01 compared to Non-IFRS Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.53
        for the first six months of 2016 (based on an average of 35.2 million
        diluted shares during the first six months of the 2016).

"Q2 resulted in another record quarter in terms of revenues and financial results in line with our guidance. Our revenue for the quarter amounted to $99.6 million, representing a robust 24.6% year-over-year growth. Our 50 squared initiative continues to perform according to our expectations. Our European operations expanded aggressively compared to Q2 2016 and, with the recent acquisition of PointSource, we continue expanding our service offerings and footprint in the United States. This quarter, we added a number of high potential accounts in the Banking, Financial services and Insurance industry, among others," said Martín Migoya, Globant's CEO and co-founder.

"During Q2, we continue to see a strong demand coming from companies looking to achieve digital transformations. Organizations keep searching for ways to connect emotionally with their customers through digital journeys, propelled by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Our Studio model continues to be a key driver to hold a leadership position, making us an ideal partner when facing these transformations," added Martín Migoya.

"Q2 was another quarter of revenue growth above 20% and, more importantly, one where demand for our services continued to expand. This translated into an aggressive +368 net headcount increase during the quarter. We continue to experience sustained demand for our digital offerings and we also see traction from our strategic accounts. Regarding margins, we experienced some FX headwinds during the first half of 2017 as many of the currencies of the countries in which we operate appreciated against the USD. We will continue diversifying our talent base across regions to manage margins. At the same time, we will maintain disciplined spending and carefully manage our SG&A, while investing in training and developing emerging technologies expertise for the long run," explained Alejandro Scannapieco, Globant's CFO.

Globant completed the second quarter with 6,223 Globers, 5,772 of whom were IT professionals. The geographic revenue breakdown for the second quarter was as follows: 78.5% from North America (top country: US), 12.3% from Europe (top country: Spain) and 9.2% from Latin America and others (top country: Chile). 87.6% of Globant's revenue for the second quarter was denominated in US dollars, and the remaining 12.4% was denominated in other currencies, including GB pounds, Euros and other Latin American currencies.

During the last 12 months ended June 30, 2017, Globant served 331 customers, 76 of which accounted for more than $1 million of Globant's revenues. Globant's top customer, top 5 customers and top 10 customers represented 10.1%, 31.6% and 43.9% of second quarter revenues, respectively.

Cash and cash equivalents and investments as of June 30, 2017 decreased to $36.3 million from $59.9 million as of December 31, 2016, while borrowings amounted to $10.3 million as of June 30, 2017 compared to $0.2 million as of December 31, 2016. Current assets as of June 30, 2017 amounted to $131.4 million, accounting for 39.2% of total assets. Finally, as of June 30, 2017, 34.9 million common shares were issued and outstanding.

2017 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 2017:

    --  Third quarter revenue is estimated to be between $103-$105 million,
        implying 26.3% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of the range.
    --  Third quarter 2017 Non-IFRS diluted EPS is estimated to be in the range
        of $0.32-$0.36 (assuming an average of 36.2 million diluted shares
        outstanding during the third quarter).
    --  Fiscal year 2017 revenue is estimated to be in the range of $397-$403
        million, implying 23.9% year-over-year revenue growth at the midpoint of
        the range.
    --  Fiscal year 2017 Non-IFRS diluted EPS is estimated to be in the range of
        $1.22-$1.30 (assuming an average of 36.2 million diluted shares
        outstanding during 2017).

Conference Call and Webcast

Martín Migoya and Alejandro Scannapieco will discuss the Q2 2017 results in a conference call today beginning at 4:30pm ET.

Conference call access information is:
US +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

Globant (NYSE: GLOB) is a digitally native technology services company that creates digital journeys for its customers, which impact millions of consumers. Globant is the place where engineering, design, and innovation meet scale.

Globant has more than 6,223 professionals in 12 countries working for companies like Google, JWT, EA and Coca Cola, among others.

Globant was named a Worldwide Leader of Digital Strategy Consulting Services by IDC MarketScape Report (2016), and its client work has been featured as business case studies at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. For more information visit www.globant.com.

Non-IFRS Financial Information

The financial information in this press release has been prepared consistently with International Accounting Standards 34, "Interim Financial Reporting". The financial information in this press release have not been audited.

Globant provides non-IFRS financial measures to complement reported IFRS results, in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". Management believes these measures help illustrate underlying trends in the company's business and uses the 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 results that exclude share-based compensation expense and depreciation and amortization. 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, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and its unaudited interim consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the three and six month periods ended June 31, 2017 and 2016, prepared in accordance with IAS 34.

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, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our business and financial condition, as well as the results of operations, Non-IFRS results of operations and Non-IFRS earnings per share, liquidity, plans and objectives. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "believe," "may," "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: the persistence and intensification of competition in the IT industry; the future growth of spending in IT services outsourcing generally, application outsourcing and custom application development and offshore development services; the level of growth of demand for our services from our clients; the level of increase in revenues from our new clients; the resource utilization rates and productivity levels and the level of attrition of our IT professionals; the pricing structures we use for our client contracts; the general economic and business conditions in the locations in which we operate; the levels of our concentration of revenues by vertical, geography, by client and by type of contract in the future; the continuity of tax incentives available for software companies with operations in Argentina; Argentina's regulations on proceeds from the export of services; our expectation that we will be able to integrate and manage the companies we acquire and that our acquisitions will yield the benefits we envision; the demands we expect our rapid growth to place on our management and infrastructure; the sufficiency of our current cash, cash flow from operations, and lines of credit to meet our anticipated cash needs; the high proportion of our cost of services comprised of personnel salaries; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although the registrant believes that its expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, its expectations may turn out to be incorrect. The registrant's actual results could be materially different from its expectations. In light of the risks and uncertainties described above, the estimates and forward-looking statements discussed might not occur, and the registrant's future results and its performance may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements due to, inclusive, but not limited to, the factors mentioned above. Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decision based on these 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.

These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the filings with the Luxembourg Stock Market Authority for the Financial Markets (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).


    Globant S.A.

    Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

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


                                                             Three months ended                                   Six months ended
                                                             ------------------                                   ----------------

                                                                June 30, 2017                  June 30, 2016                        June 30, 2017        June 30, 2016
                                                               -------------                  -------------                        -------------         -------------


    Revenues                                                               99,589                          79,926                                188,331               153,252

    Cost of revenues                                                     (65,243)                       (47,163)                             (120,737)             (88,521)
                                                                          -------                         -------                               --------               -------

    Gross profit                                                           34,346                          32,763                                 67,594                64,731


    Selling, general and administrative
     expenses                                                            (29,128)                       (20,319)                              (53,023)             (38,088)

    Impairment of tax credits                                             (1,586)                              -                               (1,586)                    -
                                                                           ------                             ---                                ------                   ---

    Profit from operations                                                  3,632                          12,444                                 12,985                26,643


    Finance income                                                          2,037                           4,203                                  4,122                11,089

    Finance expense                                                       (3,301)                        (5,686)                               (5,436)             (13,133)
                                                                           ------                          ------                                 ------               -------

    Finance expense, net                                                  (1,264)                        (1,483)                               (1,314)              (2,044)
                                                                           ------                          ------                                 ------                ------


    Other income, net                                                         680                             651                                  2,408                   654
                                                                              ---                             ---                                  -----                   ---

    Profit before income tax                                                3,048                          11,612                                 14,079                25,253
                                                                            -----                          ------                                 ------                ------


    Income tax                                                              (950)                        (2,674)                               (3,125)              (8,399)
                                                                             ----                          ------                                 ------                ------

    Net income for the period                                               2,098                           8,938                                 10,954                16,854
                                                                            -----                           -----                                 ------                ------


    Other comprehensive income, net of
     income tax effects

    Items that may be reclassified
     subsequently to profit and loss:

    -Exchange differences on
     translating foreign operations                                         (238)                            742                                   (78)                1,151

    - Net fair value loss on
     available-for-sale financial
     assets                                                                   (2)                          (948)                                     5                  (20)
                                                                              ---                            ----                                    ---                   ---

    Total comprehensive income for the
     period                                                                 1,858                           8,732                                 10,881                17,985
                                                                            -----                           -----                                 ------                ------


    Net income attributable to:

    Owners of the Company                                                   2,120                             742                                 10,987                 1,151

    Non-controlling interest                                                 (22)                          (948)                                  (33)                 (20)
                                                                              ---                            ----                                    ---                   ---

    Net income for the period                                               2,098                           (206)                                10,954                 1,131
                                                                            -----                            ----                                 ------                 -----


    Total comprehensive income for the
     period attributable to:

    Owners of the Company                                                   1,880                           8,923                                 10,914                16,863

    Non-controlling interest                                                 (22)                             15                                   (33)                  (9)
                                                                              ---                             ---                                    ---                   ---

    Total comprehensive income for the
     period                                                                 1,858                           8,938                                 10,881                16,854
                                                                            -----                           -----                                 ------                ------



    Earnings per share

    Basic                                                                    0.06                            0.26                                   0.32                  0.49

    Diluted                                                                  0.06                            0.25                                   0.30                  0.48

    Weighted average of outstanding
     shares (in thousands)

    Basic                                                                  34,794                          34,317                                 34,738                34,270

    Diluted                                                                36,034                          35,230                                 35,979                35,182


    Globant S.A.

    Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

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


                                                        June 30, 2017      December 31, 2016
                                                        -------------      -----------------

    ASSETS

    Current assets
    --------------

    Cash and cash
     equivalents                                                    29,841                   50,532

    Investments                                                      6,437                    9,355

    Trade
     receivables                                                    77,230                   54,170

    Other
     receivables                                                    16,990                   18,869

    Other financial
     assets                                                            900                      900

    Total current
     assets                                                        131,398                  133,826
                                                                   -------                  -------


    Non-current
     assets
    -----------

    Other
     receivables                                                    35,347                   27,465

    Deferred tax
     assets                                                         10,414                    7,691

    Investment in
     associates                                                      1,550                      800

    Other financial
     assets                                                            555                      319

    Property and
     equipment                                                      38,759                   35,676

    Intangible
     assets                                                         13,911                   13,791

    Goodwill                                                       103,097                   65,180

    Total non-
     current assets                                                203,633                  150,922
                                                                   -------                  -------

    TOTAL ASSETS                                                   335,031                  284,748
                                                                   =======                  =======


    LIABILITIES

    Current
     liabilities
    ------------

    Trade payables                                                   8,631                    5,603

    Payroll and
     social security
     taxes payable                                                  30,570                   30,328

    Borrowings                                                      10,280                      217

    Other financial
     liabilities                                                    26,584                   12,602

    Tax liabilities                                                  3,698                    6,249

    Other
     liabilities                                                         8                        -

    Total current
     liabilities                                                    79,771                   54,999
                                                                    ------                   ------


    Non-current
     liabilities
    ------------

    Other financial
     liabilities                                                    21,093                   19,224

    Other
     liabilities                                                        20                       20

    Provisions for
     contingencies                                                   1,216                    1,945

    Total non-
     current
     liabilities                                                    22,329                   21,189
                                                                    ------                   ------

    TOTAL
     LIABILITIES                                                   102,100                   76,188
                                                                   -------                   ------


    Capital and
     reserves

    Issued and paid-
     in capital                                                     41,911                   41,576

    Additional paid-
     in capital                                                     75,945                   62,790

    Other reserves                                                 (1,034)                   (961)

    Retained
     earnings                                                      116,106                  105,119
                                                                   -------                  -------

    Total equity
     attributable to
     owners of the
     Company                                                       232,928                  208,524

    Non-controlling
     interests                                                           3                       36

    Total equity                                                   232,931                  208,560

    TOTAL EQUITY AND
     LIABILITIES                                                   335,031                  284,748
                                                                   =======                  =======


    Globant S.A.

    Supplemental Non-IFRS Financial Information

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


                                                Three months ended                         Six months ended
                                                ------------------                         ----------------

                                                   June 30, 2017       June 30, 2016                         June 30, 2017         June 30, 2016
                                                  -------------       -------------                         -------------         -------------


    Reconciliation of adjusted
     gross profit

    Gross Profit                                               34,346               32,763                                 67,594                 64,731

    Depreciation and amortization
     expense                                                    1,097                1,015                                  2,199                  1,929

    Share-based compensation
     expense                                                    2,452                  304                                  2,730                    448
                                                                -----                  ---                                  -----                    ---

    Adjusted gross profit                                      37,895               34,082                                 72,523                 67,108
                                                               ------               ------                                 ------                 ------

    Adjusted gross profit margin                                38.1%               42.6%                                 38.5%                 43.8%
                                                                 ----                 ----                                   ----                   ----


    Reconciliation of selling,
     general and administrative
     expenses

    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses                                 (29,128)            (20,319)                              (53,023)              (38,088)

    Depreciation and amortization
     expense                                                    2,885                1,433                                  5,481                  2,767

    Share-based compensation
     expense                                                    3,429                  935                                  4,028                  1,286
                                                                -----                  ---                                  -----                  -----

    Adjusted selling, general and
     administrative expenses                                 (22,814)            (17,951)                              (43,514)              (34,035)
                                                              -------              -------                                -------                -------

    Adjusted selling, general and
     administrative expenses as %
     of revenues                                              (22.9)%             (22.5)%                               (23.1)%               (22.2)%
                                                               ------               ------                                 ------                 ------


    Reconciliation of Adjusted
     Profit from Operations

    Operating Profit                                            3,632               12,444                                 12,985                 26,643

    Impairment of tax credits                                   1,586                    -                                 1,586                      -

    Share-based compensation
     expense                                                    5,881                1,239                                  6,758                  1,734

    Adjusted Profit from
     Operations                                                11,099               13,683                                 21,329                 28,377
                                                               ------               ------                                 ------                 ------

    Adjusted Profit from
     Operations margin                                          11.1%               17.1%                                 11.3%                 18.5%
                                                                 ----                 ----                                   ----                   ----


    Reconciliation of Net income
     for the period

    Net income for the period                                   2,098                8,938                                 10,954                 16,854

    Impairment of tax credits                                   1,586                    -                                 1,586                      -

    Share-based compensation
     expense                                                    5,881                1,239                                  6,758                  1,734

    Adjusted Net income                                         9,565               10,177                                 19,298                 18,588
                                                                -----               ------                                 ------                 ------

    Adjusted Net income margin                                   9.6%               12.7%                                 10.2%                 12.1%
                                                                  ---                 ----                                   ----                   ----


    Calculation of Adjusted
     Diluted EPS

    Adjusted Net income                                         9,565               10,177                                 19,298                 18,588

    Diluted shares                                             36,034               35,230                                 35,979                 35,182
                                                               ------               ------                                 ------                 ------

    Adjusted Diluted EPS                                         0.27                 0.29                                   0.54                   0.53
                                                                 ----                 ----                                   ----                   ----


    Globant S.A.

    Schedule of Supplemental Information (unaudited)



                  Metrics                      Q2 2016      Q3 2016       Q4 2016        Q1 2017        Q2 2017
                  =======                      =======      =======       =======        =======        =======


    Total Employees                                   5,380         5,421          5,631          5,855          6,223

    IT Professionals                                  4,932         4,983          5,219          5,421          5,772


    North America
     Revenue %                                       81.1          81.4           78.9           78.9           78.5

    Latin America and
     Others Revenue %                                10.7           9.4            9.6            9.9            9.2

    Europe Revenue %                                  8.2           9.2           11.5           11.2           12.3


    USD Revenue %                                    90.9          89.7           88.0           88.6           87.6

    Other Currencies
     Revenue %                                        9.1          10.3           12.0           11.4           12.4


    Top Customer %                                   10.0          10.4            9.4            9.7           10.1

    Top 5 Customers %                                34.2          33.9           33.3           31.1           31.6

    Top 10 Customers %                               46.4          46.8           45.8           43.7           43.9


    Customers Served
     (Last Twelve
     Months)                                            366           354            340            336            331

    Customers with >$1M
     in Revenue (Last
     Twelve Months)                                      57            61             60             67             76

Investor Relations Contact:
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investors@globant.com
(877) 215-5230

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