WNS (Holdings) Limited (WNS) (NYSE: WNS), a digital-led business
transformation and services partner, today announced results for
the fiscal 2025 second quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Highlights – Fiscal 2025 Second
Quarter:
GAAP
Financials
- Revenue of $322.6 million, down 3.4% from $333.9 million in
Q2 of last year and down 0.2% from $323.1 million last
quarter
- Profit of $41.8 million, compared to $59.4 million in Q2 of
last year and $28.9 million last quarter
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.92, compared to $1.20 in Q2
of last year and $0.61 last quarter
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures*
- Revenue less repair payments of $310.7 million, down 4.4%
from $325.0 million in Q2 of last year and down 0.6% from $312.4
million last quarter
- Adjusted Net Income (ANI) of $51.5 million, compared to
$54.4 million in Q2 of last year and $44.0 million last
quarter
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.13, compared to
$1.10 in Q2 of last year and $0.93 last quarter
Other Metrics
- Added 9 new clients in the quarter, expanded 41 existing
relationships
- Days sales outstanding (DSO) at 38 days
- Global headcount of 62,951 as of September 30, 2024
As announced previously, beginning the first quarter of fiscal
2025, WNS transitioned from reporting to the SEC on the forms
available to foreign private issuers and preparing its financial
statements in accordance with IFRS to voluntarily reporting on US
domestic issuer forms and preparing its financial statements in
accordance with US GAAP. On July 9, 2024, WNS furnished a report on
Form 8-K with the SEC containing a supplementary financial
information package comprising its unaudited quarterly financial
results for each of the quarters in fiscal 2024 and for full year
fiscal 2024 and 2023 prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The
supplementary financial information package sets forth the key
impact on our quarterly financial statements for each of the
quarters in fiscal 2024 and for full year fiscal 2024 and 2023 as a
result of our transition to US GAAP. The comparative financial
information in this release for the previous fiscal periods are
also under US GAAP.
Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed
below to our GAAP operating results are included at the end of this
release. See also “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Revenue in the second quarter was $322.6 million, representing a
3.4% decrease versus Q2 of last year and a decrease of 0.2% from
the previous quarter. Revenue less repair payments* in the second
quarter was $310.7 million, decreasing 4.4% year-over-year and 0.6%
sequentially. Excluding exchange rate impacts, constant currency
revenue less repair payments* in the fiscal second quarter was down
5.2% versus Q2 of last year and down 1.5% sequentially.
Year-over-year, Q2 revenue reductions were driven by the loss of a
large Healthcare client, lower volumes in the online travel
segment, the offshore delivery transition of a large internet
customer, and reductions in discretionary project work. These
headwinds were partially offset by new client additions, the
expansion of existing relationships, and favorable currency
movements. Sequentially, the large Healthcare client loss, online
travel volume reductions, and ongoing project weakness more than
offset stable demand for business transformation and
cost-reduction-focused initiatives and favorable currency
movements.
Profit in the fiscal second quarter was $41.8 million, as
compared to $59.4 million in Q2 of last year and $28.9 million in
the previous quarter. Year-over-year, profit decreased as a result
of expense provision reversals reported in Q2 of last year,
including contingent consideration relating to our acquisition of
Vuram and SG&A expenses for performance incentives and bad
debt. Profit also reduced year-over-year as a result of lower
revenue, reduced operating leverage, increased investments in sales
and infrastructure, and an increase in net interest expense. These
headwinds were partially offset by reductions in share-based
compensation expense and amortization of intangibles, a reversal of
contingent consideration for our acquisition of OptiBuy, a one-time
tax benefit primarily from the reversal of a deferred tax liability
on intangibles, and favorable currency movements. Sequentially, Q2
profit increased as a result of the one-time tax benefit, the
reversal of contingent consideration for our OptiBuy acquisition,
lower share-based compensation expense, and favorable currency
movements. These benefits were partially offset by lower revenue
and an increase in net interest expense.
Adjusted net income (ANI)* in Q2 was $51.5 million, as compared
to $54.4 million in Q2 of last year and $44.0 million in the
previous quarter. Explanations for the ANI* movements on a
year-over-year and sequential basis are the same as described for
GAAP profit above with the exception of amortization of intangible
expenses, share-based compensation expense, impairment of
intangible assets, costs associated with ADS program termination
and transition to voluntarily reporting on US domestic issuer
forms, acquisition-related items, and associated tax impacts which
are excluded from ANI*.
From a balance sheet perspective, WNS ended Q2 with $221.5
million in cash and investments and $262.8 million in debt. In the
quarter, the company generated $43.6 million in cash from
operations, incurred $12.7 million in capital expenditures, and
repaid $43.0 million in debt. WNS also repurchased 1,156,269
ordinary shares at an average price of $56.61, impacting Q2 cash by
$71.7 million. Second quarter days sales outstanding were 38 days,
as compared to 35 days reported in Q2 of last year and 36 days in
the previous quarter.
“Second quarter revenue and margin were largely in line with
company expectations, while EPS came in above forecast as a result
of a one-time tax benefit. Demand for digitally-led business
transformation and cost reduction remains robust, while challenges
persist in our online travel volumes and project-based revenues,”
said Keshav Murugesh, WNS’ Chief Executive Officer. “While our
large deal pipeline continues to build to record levels, the
conversion of these opportunities and associated revenue ramps
remain less visible. As a result, we have removed the revenue
contribution from large deals from our fiscal 2025 guidance. We are
focused on closing these sizeable opportunities in the second half
of fiscal 2025 to help position the company for revenue
acceleration in fiscal 2026. In addition, we remain committed to
investing ahead of the curve in domain expertise, data and
analytics, and technology-enabled offerings leveraging AI and GenAI
to ensure our ability to deliver long-term sustainable value to our
stakeholders.”
Fiscal 2025 Guidance
WNS is updating guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2025, as follows:
- Revenue less repair payments* is expected to be between $1,250
million and $1,296 million, as compared to $1,284.3 million in
fiscal 2024. Guidance assumes an average GBP to USD exchange rate
of 1.31 for the remainder of fiscal 2025.
- ANI* is expected to range between $190 million and $200 million
versus $218.0 million in fiscal 2024. Guidance assumes an average
USD to INR exchange rate of 83.5 for the remainder of fiscal
2025.
- Based on a diluted share count of 46.0 million shares, the
company expects fiscal 2025 adjusted diluted earnings per share* to
be in the range of $4.13 to $4.35 versus $4.42 in fiscal 2024.
“The company has updated our forecast for fiscal 2025 based on
current visibility levels and exchange rates,” said Arijit Sen,
WNS’ Chief Financial Officer. “Our guidance for the full year
reflects revenue less repair payments* of -3% to +1% on a reported*
basis, and -4% to 0% on a constant currency* basis as compared to
fiscal 2024. For the year, we continue to expect capital
expenditures of up to $65 million.”
____________________
*
See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures”
and the reconciliations of the historical non-GAAP financial
measures to our GAAP operating results at the end of this
release.
Conference Call
WNS will host a conference call on October 17, 2024, at 8:00 am
(Eastern) to discuss the company's quarterly results. To access the
call in “listen-only” mode, please join live via the company’s
investor relations website at ir.wns.com. For call participants,
please register using this online form to receive your dial-in
number and unique PIN/passcode which can be used to access the
call. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the company
website at ir.wns.com.
About WNS
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a digital-led business
transformation and services partner. WNS combines deep domain
expertise with talent, technology, and AI to co-create innovative
solutions for over 600 clients across various industries. WNS
delivers an entire spectrum of solutions including
industry-specific offerings, customer experience services, finance
and accounting, human resources, procurement, and research and
analytics to re-imagine the digital future of businesses. As of
September 30, 2024, WNS had 62,951 professionals across 66 delivery
centers worldwide including facilities in Canada, China, Costa
Rica, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United
States. For more information, visit www.wns.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in
the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on
our current expectations and assumptions about our Company and our
industry. Generally, these forward-looking statements may be
identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “seek,” “should”
and similar expressions. These statements include, among other
things, expressed or implied forward-looking statements relating to
discussions of our strategic initiatives and the expected resulting
benefits, our growth opportunities, industry environment, our
expectations concerning our future financial performance and growth
potential, including our fiscal 2025 guidance, estimated capital
expenditures, and expected foreign currency exchange rates.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include but are not limited to worldwide economic and
business conditions, our dependence on a limited number of clients
in a limited number of industries; currency fluctuations; political
or economic instability in the jurisdictions where we have
operations; regulatory, legislative and judicial developments;
increasing competition in the BPM industry; technological
innovation; our liability arising from fraud or unauthorized
disclosure of sensitive or confidential client and customer data;
telecommunications or technology disruptions; our ability to
attract and retain clients; negative public reaction in the US or
the UK to offshore outsourcing; our ability to collect our
receivables from, or bill our unbilled services to our clients; our
ability to expand our business or effectively manage growth; our
ability to hire and retain enough sufficiently trained employees to
support our operations; the effects of our different pricing
strategies or those of our competitors; our ability to successfully
consummate, integrate and achieve accretive benefits from our
strategic acquisitions, and to successfully grow our revenue and
expand our service offerings and market share; future regulatory
actions and conditions in our operating areas; our ability to
manage the impact of climate change on our business; and volatility
of our share price. These and other factors are more fully
discussed in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F and
subsequent reports on Form 6-K and Form 8-K filed with or furnished
to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which are
available at www.sec.gov. We caution you not to place undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by
law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect future events or circumstances.
References to “$” and “USD” refer to the United States dollars,
the legal currency of the United States; references to “GBP” refer
to the British pound, the legal currency of Britain; and references
to “INR” refer to Indian Rupees, the legal currency of India.
References to GAAP or US GAAP refer to United States generally
accepted accounting principles. References to IFRS refer to
International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board.
WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(Unaudited, amounts in
millions, except share and per share data)
Three months ended
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2024
Revenue
$
322.6
$
333.9
$
323.1
Cost of revenue (1)
207.3
213.3
209.4
Gross profit
115.3
120.6
113.7
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses
21.3
18.8
21.5
General and administrative expenses
45.3
46.5
45.7
Foreign exchange loss/ (gain), net
0.4
(0.0
)
1.0
Amortization of intangible assets
7.0
8.7
6.9
Operating income
41.3
46.7
38.6
Other income, net
(8.6
)
(25.6
)
(3.9
)
Interest expense
5.8
4.1
4.4
Income before income tax expense
44.1
68.2
38.0
Income tax expenses
2.3
8.8
9.1
Net income
$
41.8
$
59.4
$
28.9
Earnings per share
Basic
$
0.96
$
1.25
$
0.64
Diluted
$
0.92
$
1.20
$
0.61
Weighted average number of shares used in
computing earnings per share
Basic
43,457,284
47,413,342
45,443,899
Diluted
45,416,308
49,650,152
47,425,017
(1) Exclusive of amortization expense
WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
(Unaudited, amounts in
millions, except share and per share data)
As at Sep 30, 2024
As at Mar 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
93.2
$
87.4
Investments
128.0
156.5
Accounts receivable, net
137.0
124.6
Unbilled revenue
104.8
107.8
Funds held for clients
6.8
6.9
Derivative assets
14.8
5.8
Contract assets
14.0
11.9
Prepaid expense and other current
assets
37.9
28.7
Total current assets
536.5
529.7
Goodwill
362.5
356.3
Other intangible assets, net
121.8
124.4
Property and equipment, net
74.8
73.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets
175.7
181.4
Derivative assets
2.7
1.9
Deferred tax assets
56.0
49.9
Investments
0.3
0.3
Contract assets
54.4
52.8
Other assets
64.1
63.6
TOTAL ASSETS
$
1,448.8
$
1,434.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
22.2
$
25.0
Provisions and accrued expenses
35.0
31.2
Derivative liabilities
8.7
4.0
Pension and other employee obligations
87.3
105.4
Short-term borrowings
38.0
40.0
Current portion of long-term debt
57.8
36.7
Contract liabilities
15.1
12.9
Income taxes payable
6.7
8.3
Operating lease liabilities
28.6
28.8
Other liabilities
32.5
19.9
Total current liabilities
331.9
312.0
Derivative liabilities
2.9
0.6
Pension and other employee obligations,
less current portion
24.0
24.6
Long-term debt, less current portion
167.0
102.5
Contract liabilities
12.9
12.6
Operating lease liabilities, less current
portion
155.2
161.1
Other liabilities
0.1
13.9
Deferred tax liabilities
17.5
19.4
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$
711.5
$
646.8
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital (ordinary shares $0.16
(£0.10) par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued: 46,175,746
shares and 45,684,145 shares; each as at September 30, 2024 and
March 31, 2024, respectively)
7.4
7.3
Additional paid-in capital
19.4
—
Retained earnings
1,107.5
1,034.4
Other reserves
3.7
6.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(251.1
)
(260.6
)
Total shareholders’ equity including
shares held in treasury
$
887.0
$
787.3
Less: 2,800,000 shares as at September 30,
2024 and Nil shares as at March 31, 2024, held in treasury, at
cost
(149.7
)
—
Total shareholders’ equity
$
737.3
$
787.3
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
$
1,448.8
$
1,434.1
About Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
The financial information in this release includes certain
non-GAAP financial measures that we believe more accurately reflect
our core operating performance. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP
financial measures to our GAAP operating results are included
below. A more detailed discussion of our GAAP results is contained
in “Part I –Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”
in our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 10,
2024.
Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure
that is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in our BFSI segment,
payments to repair centers for “fault” repair cases where WNS acts
as the principal in its dealings with the third party repair
centers and its clients. WNS believes that revenue less repair
payments for “fault” repairs reflects more accurately the value
addition of the business process management services that it
directly provides to its clients. For more details, please see the
discussion in “Part I – Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects – Overview” in our annual report on Form 20-F filed with
the SEC on May 10, 2024.
Constant currency revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP
financial measure. We present constant currency revenue less repair
payments so that revenue less repair payments may be viewed without
the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, thereby
facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance.
Constant currency revenue less repair payments is presented by
recalculating prior period’s revenue less repair payments
denominated in currencies other than in US dollars using the
foreign exchange rate used for the latest period, without taking
into account the impact of hedging gains/losses. Our non-US dollar
denominated revenues include, but are not limited to, revenues
denominated in pound sterling, South African rand, Australian
dollar and Euro.
WNS also presents or discusses (1) adjusted operating margin,
which refers to adjusted operating profit (calculated as operating
profit / (loss) excluding goodwill & intangible impairment,
share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses or
benefits, costs related to the exchange of ADSs to ordinary shares,
costs related to change to US GAAP reporting and voluntarily filing
on US domestic issuer forms with SEC and amortization of intangible
assets) as a percentage of revenue less repair payments, (2) ANI,
which is calculated as profit excluding goodwill & intangible
impairment, share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related
expenses or benefits, costs related to the termination of ADS
program and listing of ordinary shares, costs related to the
transition to voluntarily reporting on US domestic issuer forms and
amortization of intangible assets and including the tax effect
thereon, (3) Adjusted net income margin, which refers to ANI as a
percentage of revenue less repair payments, and other non-GAAP
financial measures included in this release as supplemental
measures of its performance.
Acquisition-related expenses or benefits consists of transaction
costs, integration expenses, employment-linked earn-out as part of
deferred consideration and changes in the fair value of contingent
consideration including the impact of present value thereon. WNS
presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes they
assist investors in comparing its performance across reporting
periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that are
non-recurring in nature and those it believes are not indicative of
its core operating performance. In addition, it uses these non-GAAP
financial measures (i) to evaluate the effectiveness of its
business strategies and (ii) (with certain adjustments) as a factor
in evaluating management’s performance when determining incentive
compensation. WNS is excluding acquisition-related expenses as
described above with effect from fiscal 2023 second quarter.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered
in isolation or as a substitute for WNS’ financial results prepared
in accordance with US-GAAP.
The company is not able to provide our forward-looking GAAP
revenue, profit and earnings per share without unreasonable efforts
for a number of reasons, including our inability to predict with a
reasonable degree of certainty the payments to repair centers, our
future share-based compensation expense under US-GAAP (Share Based
payments), amortization of intangibles and acquisition-related
expenses or benefits associated with future acquisitions, goodwill
impairment and currency fluctuations. As a result, any attempt to
provide a reconciliation of the forward-looking GAAP financial
measures (revenue, profit, earnings per share) to our
forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures (revenue less repair
payments*, ANI* and Adjusted diluted earnings per share*,
respectively) would imply a degree of likelihood that we do not
believe is reasonable.
Reconciliation of revenue (GAAP) to
revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and constant currency
revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
Three months ended
Three months ended Sep 30,
2024 compared to
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2024
(Amounts in millions)
(% growth)
Revenue (GAAP)
$
322.6
$
333.9
$
323.1
(3.4
%)
(0.2
%)
Less: Payments to repair centers
11.9
8.9
10.7
33.7
%
11.7
%
Revenue less repair payments
(non-GAAP)
$
310.7
$
325.0
$
312.4
(4.4
%)
(0.6
%)
Exchange rate impact
1.3
4.1
4.2
Constant currency revenue less repair
payments (non-GAAP)
$
312.0
$
329.1
$
316.7
(5.2
%)
(1.5
%)
Reconciliation of operating income
(GAAP to non-GAAP)
Three months ended
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2024
(Amounts in millions)
Operating income (GAAP)
$
41.3
$
46.7
$
38.6
Add: Share-based compensation expense
8.3
13.4
11.2
Add: Amortization of intangible assets
7.0
8.7
6.9
Add: Acquisition-related expenses
0.6
1.1
0.6
Add: Costs related to the termination of
ADS program and listing of ordinary shares
—
—
0.1
Add: Costs related to the transition to
voluntarily reporting on US domestic issuer forms
0.4
—
0.3
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP)
$
57.7
$
69.9
$
57.6
Operating income as a percentage of
revenue (GAAP)
12.8
%
14.0
%
11.9
%
Adjusted operating income as a percentage
of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
18.6
%
21.5
%
18.4
%
Reconciliation of net income (GAAP) to
ANI (non-GAAP)
Three months ended
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2024
(Amounts in millions, except
per share data)
Net income (GAAP)
$
41.8
$
59.4
$
28.9
Add: Share-based compensation expense
8.3
13.4
11.2
Add: Amortization of intangible assets
7.0
8.7
6.9
Add: Acquisition-related expenses /
(benefits), net (1)
(3.5
)
(20.5
)
0.8
Add: Costs related to the termination of
ADS program and listing of ordinary shares
—
—
0.1
Add: Costs related to the transition to
voluntarily reporting on US domestic issuer forms
0.4
—
0.3
Less: Tax impact on above (2)
(2.5
)
(6.5
)
(4.1
)
Adjusted Net Income (non-GAAP)
$
51.5
$
54.4
$
44.0
Net income as a percentage of revenue
(GAAP)
13.0
%
17.8
%
9.0
%
Adjusted net income as a percentage of
revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
16.6
%
16.7
%
14.1
%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
(non-GAAP)
$
1.13
$
1.10
$
0.93
(1)
Acquisition related expenses / (benefits)
includes reversal of contingent consideration related to
acquisition of OptiBuy in September 2024 and Vuram in September
2023.
(2)
The company applies GAAP methodologies in
computing the tax impact on its non-GAAP ANI adjustments (including
amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses and
share-based compensation expense). The company’s non-GAAP tax
expense is generally higher than its GAAP tax expense if the income
subject to taxes is higher considering the effect of the items
excluded from GAAP profit to arrive at non-GAAP profit.
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