TTEC Announces Record Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

DENVER, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), a leading global Customer Experience as a Service (CXaaS) partner for many of the world's most iconic and disruptive brands, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020.

"Our record financial results for the second quarter reflect heightened demand for digitized and virtualized CX solutions," commented Ken Tuchman, chairman and chief executive officer of TTEC. "Our ability to rapidly enable clients to substitute person-to-person engagement with an authentic digitized and virtualized customer experience has never been more essential. Our business performance underscores the agility and market differentiation in our technology rich customer experience-as-a-service (CXaaS) offerings."

Tuchman continued, "TTEC provides everything it takes for large commercial enterprise and government organizations to operate virtually, automate processes, and successfully enable digital customer experience. We expect our topline momentum to continue to benefit from current market trends including a growing demand for digitization and virtualization, an increasingly compressed time to digital adoption and a shift toward ubiquitous engagement for businesses and consumers."

"I'm also thrilled about TTEC Digital's strategic acquisition of VoiceFoundry, a leading global Amazon Connect partner. VoiceFoundry provides additional speed, agility, and optionality to our Humanify(TM) Cloud platform, expanding our CX Ecosystem with Amazon's cloud-first, best-of-breed solutions that will accelerate digital CX transformation for our clients," concluded Tuchman.

SECOND QUARTER 2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Revenue

    --  Second quarter 2020 GAAP revenue increased 15.4 percent to $453.1
        million compared to $392.5 million in the prior year period, or 16.3
        percent growth in constant currencies.
    --  Foreign exchange had a $3.5 million negative impact on revenue in the
        second quarter 2020.

Income from Operations

    --  Second quarter 2020 GAAP income from operations was $49.0 million, or
        10.8 percent of revenue, compared to $22.9 million, or 5.8 percent of
        revenue in the prior year period.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP income from operations, excluding $0.8
        million in restructuring charges, was $49.8 million or 11.0 percent of
        revenue versus 6.5 percent for the prior year period.
    --  Foreign exchange had a $0.5 million positive impact on income from
        operations in the second quarter 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA

    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $71.0 million, or 15.7
        percent of revenue, compared to $44.8 million, or 11.4 percent of
        revenue in the prior year period.

Earnings Per Share

    --  Second quarter 2020 GAAP fully diluted earnings per share was $0.67
        compared to $0.25 for the same period last year.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share was $0.75
        compared to $0.34 in the prior year period.

Bookings

    --  During the second quarter 2020, TTEC signed an estimated $214 million in
        annualized contract value. Bookings were diversified across segments,
        verticals, and geographies and included programs related to pandemic
        relief and support efforts.

STRONG CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET FUND INVESTMENTS AND DIVIDENDS

    --  Cash flow from operations in the second quarter 2020 was $43.1 million
        compared to $41.3 million for the second quarter 2019.
    --  Capital expenditures in the second quarter 2020 were $15.1 million
        compared to $15.2 million for the second quarter 2019.
    --  As of June 30, 2020, TTEC had cash and cash equivalents of $482.3
        million and debt of $714.0 million, resulting in a net debt position of
        $231.7 million. This compares to a net debt position of $172.8 million
        for the same period 2019. The increased cash and debt at June 30, 2020
        was primarily related to precautionary measures, taken late in the first
        quarter in response to potential COVID-19 risks, to proactively increase
        liquidity by drawing down a portion of the revolving credit facility.
    --  As of June 30, 2020, TTEC had approximately $195.0 million of additional
        borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility
        compared to $510.0 million for the same period 2019.
    --  Paid a 34 cent per share, or $15.8 million, semi-annual dividend on
        April 16, 2020, an approximate 6.3 percent increase over the dividend
        paid in October 2019 and a 13.3 percent increase over the April 2019
        dividend.

SEGMENT REPORTING & COMMENTARY

TTEC reports financial results for the following two segments: TTEC Digital (Digital) and TTEC Engage (Engage). Financial highlights for the segments are provided below.

TTEC Digital - Design, build and operate tech-enabled, insight-driven CX solutions

    --  Second quarter 2020 GAAP revenue for TTEC Digital was $77.1 million,
        compared to $78.5 million for the year ago period. Revenue in the cloud
        and related systems integration collectively grew 31.8 percent over the
        year ago period. The slight decline in total revenue is attributable to
        the exit of certain non-core consulting practices and reduction in
        product and managed service volumes as clients increasingly pivot to
        Digital's cloud-based offerings.
    --  Income from operations was $14.4 million or 18.6 percent of revenue
        compared to operating income of $7.7 million or 9.8 percent of revenue
        for the prior year period.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP income from operations was $14.5 million,
        or 18.8 percent of revenue compared to operating income of $9.7 million
        or 12.4 percent of revenue in the prior year period.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $18.7 million, or 24.2
        percent of revenue, compared to $13.9 million, or 17.7 percent of
        revenue in the prior year period.

TTEC Engage - Digitally-enabled customer care, acquisition, and fraud prevention services

    --  Second quarter 2020 GAAP revenue for TTEC Engage increased 19.7 percent
        to $375.9 million from $314.0 million for the year ago period. Revenue
        growth was 20.8 percent in constant currencies. Income from operations
        was $34.6 million or 9.2 percent of revenue compared to operating income
        of $15.2 million or 4.8 percent of revenue for the prior year period.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP income from operations was $35.3 million,
        or 9.4 percent of revenue compared to operating income of $15.7 million
        or 5.0 percent of revenue in the prior year period.
    --  Second quarter 2020 Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $52.3 million, or 13.9
        percent of revenue, compared to $30.9 million, or 9.8 percent of revenue
        in the prior year period.
    --  Foreign exchange had a $3.3 million negative impact on revenue and $0.5
        million positive impact on income from operations in the second quarter
        2020.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

"We remain intensely focused on the health and safety of our people and partners, our clients' success as they navigate the macro challenges inherent in COVID-19, and managing our near and long-term priorities to deliver sustainable long-term profitable growth," commented Regina Paolillo, chief financial and administrative officer of TTEC. "We could not be more satisfied with our first half results, with the strength of our client relationships, and the relevancy of CX cloud, omnichannel, intelligent automation and virtual and digital technologies. With a strong revenue backlog, new business pipeline, and solid balance sheet in hand for 2020, we are restoring and increasing our original outlook and can now turn our attention to 2021 and beyond, including both organic and inorganic investments that will enable continued high single-digit topline and double-digit profit growth."

Our reinstated full-year 2020 outlook, which includes a modest contribution from the VoiceFoundry acquisition and excludes restructuring and impairment charges, is as follows:

Revenue between $1.766 and $1.784 billion, an increase of 7.4 and 8.5 percent over the prior year.

Operating Income margins between 9.1 and 9.2 percent.

    --  Margins of approximately 13.8 percent for TTEC Digital and 8.2 percent
        for TTEC Engage

Adjusted EBITDA margins between 14.2 and 14.3 percent.

    --  Margins of approximately 19.7 percent for TTEC Digital and 13.2 percent
        for TTEC Engage

Earnings Per Share between $2.37 and $2.43.

Capital expenditures are estimated to be between 3.1 and 3.3 percent of revenue, of which approximately 70 percent is growth oriented.

Effective tax rate for the full year is estimated between 23 and 27 percent.

Diluted share count for the full year is estimated between 46.9 and 47.1 million.

We estimate the second half total company 2020 mix as follows:

    --  Revenue: 51 percent third quarter, 49 percent fourth quarter
    --  Operating Income: 52 percent third quarter, 48 percent fourth quarter
    --  Adjusted EBITDA: 51 percent third quarter, 49 percent fourth quarter
    --  Earnings Per Share: 53 percent third quarter, 47 percent fourth quarter

We estimate the Digital - Engage segment 2020 mix as follows:

    --  Revenue: 17 percent Digital, 83 percent Engage, of which 24 percent of
        Digital and 25 percent of Engage in the fourth quarter, respectively.
    --  Operating Income: 26 percent Digital, 74 percent Engage, of which 19
        percent of Digital and 21 percent of Engage in the fourth quarter,
        respectively.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA: 23 percent Digital, 77 percent Engage, of which 21
        percent of Digital and 24 percent of Engage in the fourth quarter,
        respectively.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release contains a discussion of certain Non-GAAP financial measures that TTEC includes to allow investors and analysts to measure, analyze and compare its financial condition and results of operations in a meaningful and consistent manner. A reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the tables accompanying this press release.

    --  GAAP metrics are presented in accordance with Generally Accepted
        Accounting Principles.
    --  Non-GAAP - As reflected in the attached reconciliation table, the
        definition of Non-GAAP may exclude from operating income, EBITDA, net
        income and earnings per share restructuring and impairment charges,
        among other items.

About TTEC

TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC) is a leading digital customer experience (CX) technology and services company focused on the design, implementation, and delivery of transformative solutions for many of the world's most iconic and disruptive brands and government agencies. The Company delivers outcome-based customer engagement solutions through TTEC Digital, its digital consultancy that designs and builds human centric, tech-enabled, insight-driven customer experience solutions for clients and TTEC Engage, its delivery center of excellence, that operates customer acquisition, care, fraud prevention and detection, and content moderation services. Founded in 1982, the Company's 51,700 employees operate on six continents across the globe and live by a set of customer-focused values that guide relationships with clients, their customers, and each other. To learn more about how TTEC is bringing humanity to the customer experience, visit www.ttec.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of TTEC Holding, Inc.'s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Specifically, we would like for you to focus on risks related to COVID-19 global pandemic and the various government mandates designed to contain the pandemic, and how these risks may impact our business in the short and longer term; the risks related to our strategy execution; our ability to innovate and introduce technologies that are sufficiently disruptive to allow us to maintain and grow our market share; cybersecurity; consolidation activities undertaken by our clients; geographic concentration of our brick and mortar delivery platform and our global footprint; changes in laws that impact our business and our ability to comply with those and other laws governing our operations; the reliability of our information technology infrastructure and our ability to consistently deliver uninterrupted service to our clients; the need to forecast demand for services accurately and the impact of such forecasts on our capacity utilization; our ability to attract and retain qualified and skilled personnel at a price point that we can afford and our clients are willing to pay; our M&A activity, including our ability to identify, acquire and properly integrate acquired businesses in accordance with our strategy; and our equity structure including our controlling shareholder risk, the limited market float of our stock, and the potential volatility of our stock price resulting therefrom. Risk Factors that could cause TTEC's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in TTEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended on June 30, 2020 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and is available on TTEC's website www.ttec.com, and on the SEC's public website at www.sec.gov. TTEC Holdings, Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.



     
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                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                                                        
              
                (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                     
              
                (unaudited)






                                                                                                                                                                             Three months ended                              Six months ended


                                                                                                                                                                              June 30,                               June 30,



                                                                                                                                                                  2020                    2019                2020                                          2019






     
     Revenue                                                                                                                                       $453,081           $392,515                $885,294                                     $786,871





     
     Operating Expenses:


                                                               
     Cost of services                                                                                337,306                 299,237             658,863                                       592,571


                                                               
     Selling, general and administrative                                                              47,360                  50,864              97,194                                       100,584


                                                               
     Depreciation and amortization                                                                    18,660                  17,050              37,532                                        33,793


                                                               
     Restructuring and integration charges, net                                                          793                     428               1,331                                         1,389


                                                               
     Impairment losses                                                                                                        2,063                 696                                         3,569



        Total operating expenses                                                                                                                              404,119                 369,642             795,616                                       731,906

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     Income From Operations                                                                                                                                  48,962                  22,873              89,678                                        54,965




                                                               
     Other income (expense), net                                                                     (4,374)                (1,914)           (10,206)                                      (6,064)






     
     Income Before Income Taxes                                                                                                                              44,588                  20,959              79,472                                        48,901




                                                               
     Provision for income taxes                                                                     (11,039)                (7,345)           (21,238)                                     (14,811)






     
     Net Income                                                                                                                                              33,549                  13,614              58,234                                        34,090




                                                               
     Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                                              (2,224)                (1,816)            (5,375)                                      (3,290)






     
     Net Income Attributable to TTEC Stockholders                                                                                                   $31,325            $11,798                 $52,859                                      $30,800








     
     Net Income Per Share




                                                               
     
                Basic                                                                                $0.72                   $0.29               $1.25                                         $0.74





                                                               
     
                Diluted                                                                              $0.72                   $0.29               $1.24                                         $0.73






     
     Net Income Per Share Attributable to TTEC Stockholders




                                                               
     
                Basic                                                                                $0.67                   $0.25               $1.14                                         $0.67





                                                               
     
                Diluted                                                                              $0.67                   $0.25               $1.13                                         $0.66








     
     Income From Operations Margin                                                                                                                            10.8%                   5.8%              10.1%                                         7.0%



     
     Net Income Margin                                                                                                                                         7.4%                   3.5%               6.6%                                         4.3%



     
     Net Income Attributable to TTEC Stockholders Margin                                                                                                       6.9%                   3.0%               6.0%                                         3.9%



     
     Effective Tax Rate                                                                                                                                       24.8%                  35.0%              26.7%                                        30.3%







     
     Weighted Average Shares Outstanding



     
       Basic                                                                                                                                                 46,619                  46,318              46,559                                        46,261



     
       Diluted                                                                                                                                               46,861                  46,684              46,838                                        46,636


                                           
         
                TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                              
              
                SEGMENT INFORMATION


                                                 
              
                (In thousands)


                                                  
              
                (unaudited)






                                             Three months ended                                    Six months ended


                                                   June 30,                                             June 30,



                                                           2020                                                 2019     2020     2019






     
                Revenue:



     TTEC Digital                                      $77,143                                              $78,519 $154,699 $144,372



     TTEC Engage                                       375,938                                              313,996  730,595  642,499


                      
              Total                 $453,081                                             $392,515 $885,294 $786,871






     
                Income From Operations:



     TTEC Digital                                      $14,376                                               $7,709  $24,634  $15,468



     TTEC Engage                                        34,586                                               15,164   65,044   39,497


                      
              Total                  $48,962                                              $22,873  $89,678  $54,965


                                                
       
           TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                  
         
            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                    
         
                (In thousands)


                                                      
         
                (unaudited)




                                                                      
              
                 June 30,   
     
     December 31,


                                                                                                     2020               2019








     
                ASSETS



     
                Current assets:



        Cash and cash equivalents                                                               $482,255            $82,407



        Accounts receivable, net                                                                 353,289            331,096



        Other current assets                                                                     123,308            136,322




           Total current assets                                                                  958,852            549,825





     Property and equipment, net                                                                 177,099            176,633



     Other assets                                                                                631,038            650,330






     
                Total assets                                                                $1,766,989         $1,376,788






     
                LIABILITIES AND EQUITY



     Total current liabilities                                                                  $344,790           $363,289



     Other long-term liabilities                                                                 920,246            532,846



     Redeemable noncontrolling interest                                                           54,026             48,923



     Total equity                                                                                447,927            431,730






     
                Total liabilities and equity                                                $1,766,989         $1,376,788


                                                                                                             
         
            TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                                          
        
          RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                                                                                                            
         
            (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                                    
          
                (unaudited)




                                                                                       Three months ended                                                                                                Six months ended


                                                                                             June 30,                                                                                                                  June 30,



                                                                                                     2020                              2019                                                                                   2020             2019






              
                Revenue                                                              $453,081                          $392,515                                                                               $885,294         $786,871





              
                Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:





              
                Net Income                                                            $33,549                           $13,614                                                                                $58,234          $34,090



                 Interest income                                                                   (491)                            (429)                                                                                 (855)           (769)



                 Interest expense                                                                  3,104                             4,208                                                                                 12,696            9,496



                 Provision for income taxes                                                       11,039                             7,345                                                                                 21,238           14,811



                 Depreciation and amortization                                                    18,660                            17,050                                                                                 37,532           33,793



                 Asset impairment, restructuring and integration charges                             793                             2,491                                                                                  2,027            4,958



                 Gain on sale of business units                                                    (142)                            (442)                                                                                 (388)           (750)



                 Changes in acquisition contingent consideration                                 (1,084)                          (2,424)                                                                               (4,349)         (2,424)



                 Loss on dissolution of subsidiary                                                 2,467                                                                                                                   2,467



                 Equity-based compensation expenses                                                3,057                             3,366                                                                                  5,976            6,534






              
                 Adjusted EBITDA                                                      $70,952                           $44,779                                                                               $134,578          $99,739







              
                Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:





              
                Cash Flow From Operating Activities:



                 Net income                                                                      $33,549                           $13,614                                                                                $58,234          $34,090



                 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash



                     provided by operating activities:



                        Depreciation and amortization                                             18,660                            17,050                                                                                 37,532           33,793



                        Other                                                                    (9,096)                           10,639                                                                                  9,512           53,383




                 Net cash provided by operating activities                                        43,113                            41,303                                                                                105,278          121,266





              Less - Total Cash Capital Expenditures                                              15,102                            15,228                                                                                 31,915           28,428






              
                Free Cash Flow                                                        $28,011                           $26,075                                                                                $73,363          $92,838







              
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Income from Operations:





              
                Income from Operations                                                $48,962                           $22,873                                                                                $89,678          $54,965



              Restructuring charges, net                                                             793                               428                                                                                  1,331            1,389



              Impairment losses                                                                        -                            2,063                                                                                    696            3,569






              
                Non-GAAP Income from Operations                                       $49,755                           $25,364                                                                                $91,705          $59,923





              
                Non-GAAP Income from Operations Margin                                  11.0%                             6.5%                                                                                 10.4%            7.6%







              
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP EPS:





              
                Net Income                                                            $33,549                           $13,614                                                                                $58,234          $34,090



              Add:  Asset restructuring and impairment charges                                       793                             2,491                                                                                  2,027            4,958



              Add:  Interest charge related to future purchase of remaining                        (204)                              469                                                                                  6,273            1,776
    30% for Motif acquisition



              Less:  Changes in acquisition contingent consideration                             (1,084)                          (2,424)                                                                               (4,349)         (2,424)



              Less:  Gain on sale of business units                                                (142)                            (442)                                                                                 (388)           (750)



              Add:  Loss on dissolution of subsidiary                                              2,467                                                                                                                   2,467



              Add:  Changes in valuation allowance, return to provision                            (192)                            2,134                                                                                    941            1,834
    adjustments and other, and tax effects of items separately
    disclosed above






               Non-GAAP Net Income                                                               $35,187                           $15,842                                                                                $65,205          $39,484





                  Diluted shares outstanding                                                      46,861                            46,684                                                                                 46,838           46,636





              
                 Non-GAAP EPS                                                           $0.75                             $0.34                                                                                  $1.39            $0.85







              
                Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by Segment :     
       
           TTEC Engage                                 TTEC Digital                           
       
       TTEC Engage                 TTEC Digital

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                Earnings before Income Taxes                                          $30,190                           $13,166                             $14,398                 $7,793                       $54,772          $33,299           $24,700          $15,605



                 Interest income / expense, net                                                    2,635                             3,769                                (22)                     9                        11,909            8,719              (67)               6



                 Depreciation and amortization                                                    15,382                            13,814                               3,278                  3,235                        30,966           28,249             6,566            5,543



                 Asset impairment, restructuring and integration charges                             679                               489                                 114                  2,003                         1,010            2,608             1,016            2,350



                 Gain on sale of business units                                                    (142)                            (442)                                                                                 (388)           (750)



                 Changes in acquisition contingent consideration                                 (1,084)                          (2,424)                                                                               (4,349)         (2,424)



                 Loss on dissolution of subsidiary                                                 2,467                                                                                                                   2,467                                                 -



                 Equity-based compensation expenses                                                2,128                             2,515                                 929                    852                         4,198            4,872             1,778            1,663

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                 Adjusted EBITDA                                                      $52,255                           $30,887                             $18,697                $13,892                      $100,585          $74,573           $33,993          $25,167

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