ExlService Q1 2025 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
EXL delivered a strong first quarter in 2025 with significant growth in both revenue and adjusted diluted EPS. The company's data and AI-led strategy contributed to this positive performance, leading to increased full-year revenue guidance.
First quarter 2025 revenue increased by 14.8% year-over-year to $501.0 million.
Diluted EPS (GAAP) for Q1 2025 was $0.40, a 38.3% increase compared to Q1 2024.
Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) for Q1 2025 grew by 26.9% year-over-year to $0.48.
The company raised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance to a range of $2.035 billion to $2.065 billion.
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Forward Guidance
For the full year 2025, EXL expects revenue to be between $2.035 billion and $2.065 billion and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be between $1.83 and $1.89.
Positive Outlook
- Increased full-year revenue guidance from prior expectations.
- Expected revenue growth of 11% to 12% on a reported basis for the full year.
- Expected revenue growth of 11% to 13% on a constant currency basis for the full year.
- Expected adjusted diluted earnings per share growth of 11% to 14% over 2024.
- Continued acceleration of data and AI investments to generate future growth.
Challenges Ahead
- Increasing level of macro-economic uncertainty remains a factor in the outlook.
- Guidance is based on specific exchange rate assumptions for major currencies.
- Inability to predict future stock-based compensation expense under ASC Topic 718.
- Inability to predict amortization of intangibles associated with future acquisitions.
- Inability to predict currency fluctuations and associated tax effects.
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income