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Second Quarter 2024

Revenue was $534.1 Million, down 11.0 Percent
Operating Loss of $224.4 Million or negative 42.0 Percent of Revenue, due to $233.5 Million
Non-cash Goodwill Impairments and Related Tax Adjustments
(Operating Income of $29.5 Million or 5.5 Percent of Revenue Non-GAAP)
Net Loss of $296.8 Million or negative 55.6 Percent of Revenue
(Net Income of $6.6 Million or 1.2 Percent of Revenue Non-GAAP)
Adjusted EBITDA was $46.2 Million or 8.7 Percent of Revenue
Fully Diluted Net Loss Per Share of $6.23 (Net Income Per Share of $0.14 Non-GAAP)

Updated Outlook for Full Year 2024

DENVER, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC), a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enabled CX with solutions from TTEC Engage and TTEC Digital, announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“Our results this quarter are impacted by non-cash goodwill impairment charges and related tax adjustments. We continue to operate in a dynamic macroeconomic environment where clients are facing softer demand and budget constraints putting pressure on our top line in the Engage business, while our Digital business had a solid quarter,” commented Ken Tuchman, chairman and chief executive officer of TTEC.

Tuchman continued, “We have continued to implement material cost optimization and transformation initiatives to improve the profitability of our Engage segment. In addition, we are making meaningful progress on our diversification strategy expanding our geographic footprint, attracting new enterprise clients, launching new solutions and deepening our partnerships. With these initiatives, we are confident in our ability to return the company to sustainable long-term growth and increased profitability.”

SECOND QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                  

Revenue        

Second quarter 2024 GAAP revenue decreased 11.0 percent to $534.1 million compared to $600.4 million in the prior year.Foreign exchange had a $1.8 million negative impact on revenue in the second quarter of 2024.

Income (Loss) from Operations

Second quarter 2024 GAAP loss from operations was $224.4 million, or negative 42.0 percent of revenue, compared to income from operations of $31.3 million, or 5.2 percent of revenue in the prior year. The significant decrease in operating income was primarily the result of a non-cash pre-tax $196 million impairment charge related to the fair value of the TTEC Engage reporting unit, in addition to other factors.Non-GAAP income from operations, excluding restructuring and impairment charges, equity-based compensation expenses, amortization of purchased intangibles, and other items, was $29.5 million, or 5.5 percent of revenue, compared to $50.6 million, or 8.4 percent, for the prior year.Foreign exchange had a $0.8 million positive impact on Non-GAAP income from operations in the second quarter of 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA    

Second quarter 2024 Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $46.2 million, or 8.7 percent of revenue, compared to $67.2 million, or 11.2 percent of revenue, in the prior year.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Second quarter 2024 GAAP fully diluted net loss per share was $6.23 compared to net income per share of $0.08 in the prior year.Non-GAAP fully diluted net income per share was $0.14 compared to Non-GAAP net income per share of $0.55 in the prior year.

CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET 

Cash flow from operations in the second quarter of 2024 was $49.3 million compared to $95.9 million for the second quarter of 2023.Capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2024 were $14.2 million compared to $19.3 million for the second quarter of 2023.As of June 30, 2024, TTEC had cash and cash equivalents of $79.8 million and debt of $933.2 million, resulting in a net debt position of $853.4 million. This compares to a net debt position of $804.2 million for the same period in 2023.As of June 30, 2024, TTEC’s remaining borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility was approximately $100 million compared to $265 million for the same period in 2023.On April 30, 2024, TTEC paid a dividend of $0.06 per share, or $2.8 million, to shareholders of record as of April 3, 2024.

SEGMENT REPORTING & COMMENTARY

TTEC reports financial results for TTEC Digital and TTEC Engage business segments. Financial highlights for the two business segments are provided below.

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

Second quarter 2024 GAAP revenue for TTEC Digital decreased 1.0 percent to $116.4 million from $117.6 million for the year ago period. Income from operations was $6.0 million or 5.2 percent of revenue compared to an operating income of $7.2 million, or 6.1 percent of revenue, in the prior year.Non-GAAP income from operations was $15.0 million, or 12.8 percent of revenue, compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of $14.7 million, or 12.5 percent of revenue, in the prior year.

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

Second quarter 2024 GAAP revenue for TTEC Engage decreased 13.5 percent to $417.7 million from $482.8 million for the year ago period. Loss from operations was ($230.4) million, or negative 55.2 percent of revenue, compared to operating income of $24.1 million, or 5.0 percent of revenue in the prior year.Non-GAAP income from operations was $14.6 million, or 3.5 percent of revenue, compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of $35.9 million, or 7.4 percent of revenue, in the prior year.Foreign exchange had a $1.7 million negative impact on revenue and $0.8 million positive impact on income from operations.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK 

“While our second quarter Non-GAAP results were largely in line with our expectations, we see continued pressure in the back half of the year primarily in our Engage business where operational execution remains a top priority,” commented Kenny Wagers, chief financial officer of TTEC.

Wagers continued, “We are taking measurable actions in our Engage business to strengthen the foundation for increased profitability. This includes broad actions to align our Engage and corporate cost structure with forecasted revenue as well as initiatives to improve our operating efficiencies at the client program level. Our bottoms-up approach has been meticulous to deliver the intended benefits without impacting the quality of our service delivery and go-to-market platform as we position ourselves for 2025. In our Digital business, clients across numerous industries are increasingly using our CX technology professional and managed services, with particularly strong demand for our cloud-based offerings.”

Wagers concluded, “We continue to believe that the second quarter will be the peak of the headwinds in our Engage business. While we expect moderate sequential top- and bottom-line improvement in the third quarter, we are forecasting softer third quarter performance than originally anticipated before seeing stronger results in the fourth quarter.”  

TTEC Full Year 2024 Outlook

Full Year 2024
Guidance

Full Year 2024
Mid-Point

Revenue

$2,210M — $2,260M

$2,235M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$201M — $217M

$209M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins

9.1% — 9.6%

9.3 %

Non-GAAP operating income

$134M — $150M

$142M

Non-GAAP operating income margins

6.0% — 6.6%

6.3 %

Interest expense, net

($82M) — ($84M)

($83M)

Non-GAAP adjusted tax rate

32% — 34%

33 %

Diluted share count

47.5M — 47.7M

47.6M

Non-GAAP earnings per a share

$0.74 — $0.97

$0.86

Engage Full Year 2024 Outlook

Full Year 2024
Guidance

Full Year 2024
Mid-Point

Revenue

$1,730M — $1,760M

$1,745M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$130M — $140M

$135M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins

7.5% — 8.0%

7.8 %

Non-GAAP operating income

$74M — $84M

$79M

Non-GAAP operating income margins

4.3% — 4.8%

4.5 %

Digital Full Year 2024 Outlook

Full Year 2024
Guidance

Full Year 2024
Mid-Point

Revenue

$480M — $500M

$490M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$70M — $76M

$73M

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins

14.7% — 15.3%

15.0 %

Non-GAAP operating income

$59M — $65M

$62M

Non-GAAP operating income margins

12.4% — 13.1%

12.7 %

The Company has not quantitatively reconciled its guidance for Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP operating income margins, Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins, or Non-GAAP earnings per share to their respective most comparable GAAP measures because certain of the reconciling items that impact these metrics, including restructuring and impairment charges, equity-based compensation expense, changes in acquisition contingent consideration, depreciation and amortization expense, and provision for income taxes are dependent on the timing of future events outside of the Company’s control or cannot be reliably predicted. Accordingly, the Company is unable to provide reconciliations to GAAP operating income, operating income margins, EBITDA margins, and diluted earnings per share without unreasonable effort. Please note that the unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact the Company’s 2024 financial results as reported under GAAP.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release contains a discussion of certain Non-GAAP financial measures that the Company 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, equity-based compensation expenses, amortization of purchased intangibles, among other items.

EARNINGS WEBCAST/CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, August 9, 2024. You are invited to join a live webcast of the conference call by visiting the “Investors Relations” section of the TTEC website at www.ttec.com. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, a replay will be available on the TTEC website.

ABOUT TTEC 

TTEC (pronounced T-TEC) Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC) is a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enabled digital CX solutions. Serving iconic and disruptive brands, TTEC’s outcome-based solutions span the entire enterprise, touch every virtual interaction channel, and improve each step of the customer journey. Leveraging next-gen digital technology, the Company’s TTEC Digital business designs, builds, and operates omnichannel contact center technology, CRM, AI and analytics solutions. The Company’s TTEC Engage business delivers AI-enabled customer engagement, customer acquisition and growth, tech support, back office, and fraud prevention services. Founded in 1982, the Company’s singular obsession with CX excellence has earned it leading client, customer, and employee satisfaction scores across the globe. The Company’s approximately 54,000 employees operate on six continents and bring technology and humanity together to deliver happy customers and differentiated business results. To learn more visit us at https://www.ttec.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Earnings Press Release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our operations, expected financial position, results of operation, effective tax rate, cash flow, leverage, liquidity, business strategy, competitive position, demand for our services in international operations, acquisition opportunities and impact of acquisitions, capital allocation and dividends, growth opportunities, spending, capital expenditures and investments, competition and market forecasts, industry trends, our human capital resources, and other business matters that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, and projections with respect to the future, and are not a guarantee of performance.

In this Release when we use words such as “may,” “believe,” “plan,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “would,” “could,” “target,” or similar expressions, or when we discuss our strategy, plans, goals, initiatives, or objectives, we are making forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, the terms “TTEC,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” and other similar terms in this report refer to TTEC Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and you should review and consider carefully the risks, uncertainties, and other factors that affect our business and may cause such differences as outlined in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and any subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which are available on TTEC’s website www.ttec.com, and on the SEC’s public website at www.sec.gov.

Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that this release is issued. We undertake no obligation to update them, except as may be required by applicable law. Although we believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they depend on many factors outside of our control and we can provide no assurance that they will prove to be correct.

Corporate Comms

Investor Relations

Marji Chimes

Paul Miller

marji.chimes@ttec.com 

paul.miller@ttec.com 

 

TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$ 534,085

$ 600,394

$ 1,110,723

$ 1,233,680

Operating Expenses:

Cost of services

417,890

464,686

871,708

947,364

Selling, general and administrative

73,726

75,338

148,301

149,348

Depreciation and amortization

25,071

24,946

50,216

50,773

Restructuring charges, net

5,095

1,474

5,344

3,527

Impairment losses

236,716

2,652

236,856

6,959

         Total operating expenses

758,498

569,096

1,312,425

1,157,971

(Loss) / Income From Operations

(224,413)

31,298

(201,702)

75,709

Other income (expense), net

(18,229)

(21,439)

(38,111)

(37,011)

(Loss) / Income Before Income Taxes

(242,642)

9,859

(239,813)

38,698

Provision for income taxes

(54,126)

(6,102)

(56,455)

(14,024)

Net (Loss) / Income

(296,768)

3,757

(296,268)

24,674

Net (loss) / income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(2,771)

(2,546)

(5,576)

(4,816)

Net (Loss) / Income Attributable to TTEC Stockholders

$(299,539)

$     1,211

$  (301,844)

$     19,858

Net (Loss) / Income Per Share

Basic

$      (6.24)

$       0.08

$        (6.24)

$         0.52

Diluted

$      (6.23)

$       0.08

$        (6.23)

$         0.52

Net (Loss) / Income Per Share Attributable to TTEC Stockholders

Basic

$      (6.30)

$       0.03

$        (6.35)

$         0.42

Diluted

$      (6.29)

$       0.03

$        (6.34)

$         0.42

 (Loss) / Income From Operations Margin

(42.0) %

5.2 %

(18.2) %

6.1 %

Net (Loss) /  Income Margin

(55.6) %

0.6 %

(26.7) %

2.0 %

Net (Loss) / Income Attributable to TTEC Stockholders Margin

(56.1) %

0.2 %

(27.2) %

1.6 %

Effective Tax Rate

(22.3) %

61.9 %

(23.5) %

36.2 %

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

  Basic

47,564

47,264

47,498

47,249

  Diluted

47,623

47,453

47,585

47,417

 

TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue:

TTEC Digital

$     116,368

$     117,585

$    228,399

$   234,512

TTEC Engage

417,717

482,809

882,324

999,168

Total

$     534,085

$     600,394

$ 1,110,723

$1,233,680

(Loss) / Income From Operations

TTEC Digital

$         6,008

$         7,154

$        9,296

$       7,939

TTEC Engage

(230,421)

24,144

(210,998)

67,770

Total

$    (224,413)

$       31,298

$   (201,702)

$     75,709

 

TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

June 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Current assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents

$          79,780

$       172,747

   Accounts receivable, net

381,685

394,868

   Prepaids and other current assets

117,081

95,064

   Income and other tax receivables

24,872

18,524

      Total current assets

603,418

681,203

Property and equipment, net

149,114

191,003

Assets Held for Sale

29,449

Operating lease assets

106,185

121,574

Goodwill

573,625

808,988

Other intangibles assets, net

181,338

198,433

Income and other tax receivables, long-term

37,194

44,673

Other assets

112,298

139,724

Total assets

$      1,792,621

$    2,185,598

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

   Accounts payable

$           87,115

$         96,577

   Accrued employee compensation and benefits

132,824

146,184

   Deferred revenue

77,783

81,171

   Current operating lease liabilities

35,650

38,271

   Other current liabilities

54,284

40,824

      Total current liabilities

387,656

403,027

Long-term liabilities:

   Line of credit

930,000

995,000

   Non-current operating lease liabilities

83,855

96,809

   Other long-term liabilities

86,934

75,220

      Total long-term liabilities

1,100,789

1,167,029

Equity:

   Common stock

476

474

   Additional paid in capital

414,728

407,415

   Treasury stock

(586,812)

(589,807)

   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(107,581)

(89,876)

   Retained earnings

565,738

870,429

   Noncontrolling interest

17,627

16,907

      Total equity

304,176

615,542

Total liabilities and equity

$      1,792,621

$    2,185,598

 

TTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 Six Months Ended 

 Six Months Ended 

 June 30, 

 June 30, 

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

     Net (loss) income 

$                   (296,268)

$                       24,674

     Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          Depreciation and amortization

50,216

50,773

          Amortization of contract acquisition costs

677

1,158

          Amortization of debt issuance costs

985

534

          Imputed interest expense and fair value adjustments to contingent consideration

(1,047)

6,762

          Provision for credit losses

2,644

1,704

          Loss on disposal of assets

1,252

856

          Impairment losses

236,856

6,959

          Loss on dissolution of subsidiary

301

          Deferred income taxes

37,148

(10,390)

          Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards

1,732

243

          Equity-based compensation expense

10,916

9,802

          Loss / (gain) on foreign currency derivatives

145

247

          Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

                Accounts receivable 

8,315

14,645

                Prepaids and other assets 

(10,804)

20,324

                Accounts payable and accrued expenses 

(996)

43,429

                Deferred revenue and other liabilities 

(8,126)

(27,072)

                    Net cash provided by operating activities

33,645

144,949

Cash flows from investing activities:

     Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

116

28

     Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(27,682)

(32,954)

          Net cash used in investing activities

(27,566)

(32,926)

Cash flows from financing activities:

     Net proceeds from / (repayments of) line of credit

(65,000)

(45,000)

     Payments on other debt

(1,379)

(1,217)

     Payments of contingent consideration and hold back payments to acquisitions

(37,676)

     Dividends paid to shareholders

(2,847)

(24,572)

     Payments to noncontrolling interest

(4,770)

(5,887)

     Tax payments related to the issuance of restricted stock units

(606)

(629)

     Payments of debt issuance costs

(1,100)

          Net cash used in financing activities

(75,702)

(114,981)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

(4,612)

1,275

(Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(74,235)

(1,683)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

173,905

167,064

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$                      99,670

$                     165,381

 

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,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$  534,085

$  600,394

$ 1,110,723

$ 1,233,680

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Income from Operations and EBITDA:

Net (Loss) / Income from Operations

$ (224,413)

$   31,298

$   (201,702)

$      75,709

Restructuring charges, net

5,095

1,474

5,344

3,527

Impairment losses

236,716

2,652

236,856

6,959

Cybersecurity incident related impact, net of insurance recovery

26

(3,210)

Grant income for pandemic relief

40

40

Property costs not related to operations

872

1,905

Change in acquisition related obligation

483

483

Liability related to notifications triggered by labor scheme   (1)

(2,275)

(2,750)

Equity-based compensation expenses

5,104

5,648

10,916

9,802

Amortization of purchased intangibles 

8,439

9,007

16,884

18,010

         Non-GAAP Income from Operations

$   29,538

$   50,628

$      67,453

$    111,320

         Non-GAAP Income from Operations Margin

5.5 %

8.4 %

6.1 %

9.0 %

Depreciation and amortization

16,210

15,939

32,279

32,763

Changes in acquisition contingent consideration

193

3,584

(1,047)

6,762

Change in escrow balance related to acquisition

625

Loss on dissolution of subsidiary

301

Foreign SS Tax Recovery

(853)

(853)

Foreign VAT receivable writeoff

770

Foreign exchange loss / (gain), net

(636)

578

556

1,212

Other Income (expense), net

1,788

(3,574)

1,994

(2,919)

         Adjusted EBITDA

$   46,240

$   67,155

$    101,152

$    150,064

         Adjusted EBITDA Margin

8.7 %

11.2 %

9.1 %

12.2 %

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP EPS:

Net Income

$ (296,768)

$     3,757

$   (296,268)

$      24,674

Add:  Asset impairment and restructuring charges

241,811

4,126

242,200

10,486

Add:  Equity-based compensation expenses

5,104

5,648

10,916

9,802

Add:  Amortization of purchased intangibles

8,439

9,007

16,884

18,010

Add:  Cybersecurity incident related impact, net of insurance recovery

26

(3,210)

Add:  Grant income for pandemic relief

40

40

Add:  Change in acquisition related obligation

483

483

Add:  Property costs not related to operations

872

1,905

Add:  Liability related to notifications triggered by labor scheme

(2,275)

(2,750)

Add:  Foreign SS Tax Recovery

(853)

(853)

Add:  Foreign VAT receivable writeoff

770

Add:  Changes in acquisition contingent consideration

193

3,584

(1,047)

6,762

Add:  Changes in escrow balance related to acquisition

625

Add:  Loss on dissolution of subsidiary

301

Add:  Foreign exchange loss / (gain), net

(636)

578

556

1,212

Less:  Changes in valuation allowance, return to provision adjustments and
other, and tax effects of items separately disclosed above

50,748

(1,349)

46,942

(6,384)

         Non-GAAP Net Income

$     6,635

$   25,900

$      19,255

$      62,801

             Diluted shares outstanding

47,623

47,453

47,585

47,417

         Non-GAAP EPS

$0.14

$0.55

$0.40

$1.32

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:

Cash Flow From Operating Activities:

   Net (loss) / income

$ (296,768)

$     3,757

$   (296,268)

$      24,674

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          Depreciation and amortization

25,071

24,946

50,216

50,773

          Other

320,971

67,188

279,697

69,502

   Net cash provided by operating activities

49,274

95,891

33,645

144,949

Less – Total Cash Capital Expenditures

14,209

19,285

27,682

32,954

        Free Cash Flow

$   35,065

$   76,606

$       5,963

$    111,995

(1) –  For further information, please see discussion in the Risk Factors section of the 2023 Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024.

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment :

TTEC Engage

TTEC Digital

TTEC Engage

TTEC Digital

Q2 24

Q2 23

Q2 24

Q2 23

YTD 24

YTD 23

YTD 24

YTD 23

(Loss) / Income from Operations

$ (230,421)

$   24,144

$     6,008

$     7,154

$   (210,999)

$      67,770

$     9,297

$     7,939

Restructuring charges, net

4,842

801

253

673

5,495

1,793

(151)

1,734

Impairment losses

234,205

2,652

2,511

234,345

4,105

2,511

2,854

Cybersecurity incident related impact, net of insurance recovery

26

(3,210)

Grant income for pandemic relief

40

40

Property costs not related to operations

872

1,905

Change in acquisition related obligation

483

483

Liability related to notifications triggered by labor scheme

(2,275)

(2,750)

Equity-based compensation expenses

3,264

3,596

1,840

2,052

7,047

6,272

3,869

3,530

Amortization of purchased intangibles 

4,101

4,652

4,338

4,355

8,208

9,302

8,676

8,708

         Non-GAAP Income from Operations

$   14,588

$   35,911

$   14,950

$   14,717

$      43,251

$      86,072

$   24,202

$   25,248

Depreciation and amortization

13,534

13,572

2,676

2,367

26,891

27,888

5,388

4,875

Changes in acquisition contingent consideration

193

3,584

(1,047)

6,762

Change in escrow balance related to acquisition

625

Loss on dissolution of subsidiary

301

Foreign VAT receivable writeoff

770

     Foreign SS Tax Recovery

(853)

(853)

Foreign exchange loss / (gain), net

(585)

411

(51)

167

793

1,112

(238)

100

Other Income (expense), net

1,733

(3,422)

55

(152)

1,777

(2,910)

218

(9)

         Adjusted EBITDA

$   28,610

$   50,056

$   17,630

$   17,099

$      71,582

$    119,850

$   29,570

$   30,214

 

 

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NIX United Achieves AWS AI Competency After Rigorous Audit

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AI-enabled software development company NIX United has officially achieved the AWS AI Competency designation from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The recognition validates NIX’s proven expertise in architecting, securing, and deploying enterprise-grade artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions on AWS.

TAMPA, Fla., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — For enterprise organizations, the designation provides independent validation of NIX’s end-to-end AI capabilities across solution architecture, data security, governance, and operational excellence. It is based on successful production deployments, including a generative AI customer feedback analytics platform and an AI-powered medical education solution. The competency also provides eligible customers with access to AWS-validated frameworks, specialized technical resources, and AWS GenAI Innovation Funding programs.

“AI must be engineered for long-term production value,” said Artur Bakulin, Head of RnD and Innovation at NIX United. “Earning the AWS AI Competency reflects our commitment to building AI architectures grounded in verifiable return on investment.”

Moving Beyond AI Demos to Production Value

While AI adoption accelerates, organizations face a critical barrier: transitioning from impressive proofs of concept to production-grade applications. Building AI for the modern enterprise requires solving complex challenges around regulatory compliance and seamless system integration.

To earn the AWS AI Competency, NIX completed a comprehensive technical audit demonstrating its ability to deliver scalable AI solutions. The evaluation covered engineering practices, security controls, governance frameworks, and operational excellence, while highlighting NIX’s experience applying generative AI to complex business workflows.

Strategic Benefits for Enterprise Clients

“AI must be engineered for long-term production value,” said Artur Bakulin, Head of RnD and Innovation at NIX United. “Earning the AWS AI Competency reflects our commitment to building AI architectures grounded in verifiable return on investment.”

For NIX clients, this designation provides:

Reduced project risk through AWS-validated architectures that support data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.Faster project execution with access to eligible AWS funding programs, including subsidized AI assessments, Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and AWS GenAI Innovation Funding.Long-term scalability with solutions engineered to move seamlessly from pilot projects to business-critical production environments.

Organizations exploring generative AI initiatives can work with NIX experts to evaluate their eligibility for the AWS GenAI Innovation Funding Program and identify opportunities to accelerate adoption.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What specific competency did NIX United achieve?

A: NIX achieved the AWS AI Competency, a formal designation by Amazon Web Services verifying a partner’s technical proficiency and robust customer success in delivering generative AI solutions.

Q: What criteria did AWS use to evaluate NIX United?

A: AWS conducted a comprehensive technical audit covering NIX’s solution architecture, security controls, governance frameworks, and delivery methodology.

Q: How can enterprise clients fund their AI initiatives with NIX United?

A: Through NIX’s status as an advanced AWS partner, eligible clients can access the AWS GenAI Innovation Funding Program to offset costs for AI assessments, proofs-of-concept, and full-scale implementations.

Media Contact

Yevheniia Kryvenko, NIX United, 1 7272563558, yevheniia.kryvenko@nixs.com, NIX United

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Apollo and San Jose Earthquakes Announce Official Sleeve and Go-to-Market Partnership, Bringing the AI GTM System to Major League Soccer

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First-of-its-kind partnership to help Earthquakes capitalize on soccer’s surging popularity through AI-powered GTM transformation

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Apollo, the AI go-to-market system, announced today a multiyear Official Sleeve Partnership with Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes that entails becoming both the club’s Official Go-to-Market Partner and the first go-to-market (GTM) company to combine a professional sports sponsorship with a full-scale partnership for revenue operations transformation.

As soccer continues its unprecedented rise in popularity across the United States, with MLS seeing a 62% year-over-year increase in viewership to kick off the 2026 season, the unique partnership positions the Earthquakes to modernize their GTM, accelerate revenue and capitalize on the sport’s expanding global audience.

In the partnership, Apollo will serve as both a brand sponsor with its logo featured prominently on the right sleeve of the Earthquakes’ jersey, and as a technology partner, powering the club’s GTM strategy. The club will deploy Apollo’s system across key revenue-generating functions, including group ticket sales, sponsorship pipeline management, inbound lead routing and season ticket renewals, creating a modern GTM system designed to drive fan engagement and commercial growth.

“We see this partnership as a natural extension of Apollo’s mission to make world-class go-to-market accessible to everyone by bringing it to the world’s most popular game,” said Matt Curl, CEO of Apollo. “Soccer is entering an incredible growth phase in the U.S., creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity for clubs to deepen fan relationships and accelerate commercial growth. Every professional sports team is running a revenue business focused on finding customers, engaging fans, growing sponsorships and driving renewals. By bringing together data, intelligence and execution into one system, we’re helping the Earthquakes build a modern commercial operation that will become a model for the future of sports.”  

The partnership reflects Apollo’s broader vision that every organization can benefit from its AI GTM system. With the rise in soccer’s popularity, clubs face increasing pressure to convert fan interest into lasting relationships, ticket sales, sponsorships and recurring revenue. While sports organizations have historically relied on fragmented tools across ticketing, sponsorship sales, CRM and marketing, Apollo brings those workflows together into one connected system to help organizations capitalize on this moment.

For the Earthquakes, that means:

Modernizing group ticket sales workflowsImproving inbound lead managementGrowing sponsorship pipelineStreamlining season ticket renewal campaignsGiving sales and marketing teams a unified system

“While excitement around soccer continues to grow across the country, we’re investing in the technology and systems that will help us better engage our supporters and continue growing our commercial business,” said Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee. “I started my career in sales and have never seen the kind of technology that Apollo provides. This will transform our approach to sales and marketing by giving us one system to connect data, automate workflows and create a more connected experience for Quakes fans throughout their journey with the club.”

“We are excited to roll out the Apollo AI GTM system to revenue teams across our organization,” added Earthquakes Chief Strategy Officer Ian Anderson. “Apollo is at the forefront of AI-powered GTM and the Quakes are committed to being ahead of the technology curve for our industry.”

The Earthquakes become Apollo’s first official sports partner, laying the foundation for a broader strategy to bring modern GTM technology to sports organizations worldwide. Apollo plans to use the partnership as a blueprint for working with hundreds of professional sports organizations facing similar revenue and commercial challenges.

“This is just the beginning,” added Curl. “Professional sports organizations have the same GTM challenges as fast-growing businesses. We’re excited to demonstrate what’s possible when data, intelligence, and execution come together in a single system to help teams build stronger relationships with fans, partners, and customers.”

The partnership will officially debut ahead of the Earthquakes’ annual California Clasico match on Saturday, July 25, against the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium, with Apollo and the club jointly celebrating the launch through customer events, social activations and in-stadium experiences.

About Apollo
Apollo is the AI GTM System that uniquely combines data, intelligence, and execution in one loop helping every business find and win their next customer. Trusted by millions of users and over 600,000 companies worldwide, Apollo combines one of the industry’s largest B2B contact databases with a purpose built GTM intelligence engine and a full execution stack, in an all-in-one system. Learn more at apollo.io.

About San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes, one of Major League Soccer’s original teams, are the epicenter for soccer in Northern California, playing at the highest professional level in the United States. The club won MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003 and took home Supporters’ Shields in 2005 and 2012. The Earthquakes are based out of PayPal Park, an 18,000-seat soccer-specific stadium that opened in 2015 and is the first cloud-enabled venue in MLS. The organization was originally founded in 1974 in the North American Soccer League, and in 2024, celebrated its 50th anniversary of positively impacting communities around Northern California. The club’s nonprofit arm, the Quakes Foundation, focuses on health and fitness initiatives for local underserved youth and fighting food insecurity. For more information about the Earthquakes, visit sjearthquakes.com.

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CIQ Arms Federal Agencies and Contractors with Kernel-Level Detection and BOD 26-04-Compliant Remediation

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RLC Pro Hardened and Ascender Pro together give federal teams kernel exploitation detection as it happens and CVE remediation before it wipes out an entire fleet

RENO, Nev., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CIQ, the founding commercial sponsor of Rocky Linux, today announced the launch of an RLC Pro Hardened and Ascender Pro deployment that gives federal agencies real-time kernel exploit detection, audit-ready compliance, and automated remediation in a single deployment. The pairing gives federal teams a stronger position inside the three-day remediation window Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04 sets for the highest-risk vulnerabilities on federal systems.

On June 10, 2026, CISA issued BOD 26-04, and the three-day clock starts when a flaw enters the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, not when a patch ships. For the most dangerous vulnerabilities, the exploit often arrives before the patch does, leaving agencies with a compliance deadline and no fix to apply yet. Non-compliance penalties can include a range of administrative consequences, including greater regulatory oversight and asset disconnection.

RLC Pro Hardened, CIQ’s federal-ready Enterprise Linux distribution, answers that gap. It is the first Enterprise Linux distribution to ship runtime kernel exploitation detection enabled and supported by default, giving agencies a record of what happened during the window before a fix shipped. CIQ delivered that capability well before BOD 26-04 put federal agencies on a three-day clock.

“A single critical vulnerability can impact an entire federal fleet before it’s even confirmed as a CVE,” said Gregory Kurtzer, founder and CEO of CIQ. “RLC Pro Hardened’s LKRG catches the exploit behavior at the kernel the moment it happens, patch or no patch. Once remediation is required, Ascender Pro orchestrates it across the entire fleet and proves it happened, system by system. Agencies get both sides covered without rebuilding their infrastructure.”

RLC Pro Hardened ships with Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), which validates kernel integrity continuously and records kernel-level exploitation as it happens. The distribution also arrives audit-ready, with FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography and CIQ-engineered lockdown playbooks for DISA STIG, CIS and NIST 800-171.

Ascender Pro adds Reaqt, an event-driven engine that watches fleet logs, matches them against rule sets, and fires the right Ansible playbook automatically. Across a fleet, that closes issues faster than manual, ticket-driven review.

More About BOD 26-04

BOD 26-04 replaced the severity-score deadlines of BOD 22-01 and BOD 19-02 with a risk model. It scores each vulnerability on four factors: public exposure, presence in the KEV catalog, exploit automation and technical impact. A vulnerability that meets all four carries a three-calendar-day remediation deadline, the shortest CISA has set in a Binding Operational Directive. Agency remediation policies must support the directive by August 7, 2026.

About CIQ

CIQ is the founding support and services partner for Rocky Linux and a leading provider of enterprise Linux infrastructure. CIQ delivers commercially supported Linux offerings, high-performance computing solutions and AI infrastructure to enterprises, government agencies, research institutions and supercomputing centers worldwide. CIQ’s products include the Rocky Linux from CIQ (RLC Pro) family of operating systems, Ascender Pro for IT automation, Fuzzball job-based container orchestration, Warewulf cluster provisioning and Apptainer, the leading container system for high-performance computing. For more information, visit ciq.com.

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Cristin Connelly
Cathey Communications for CIQ
cristin@cathey.co

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