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Fourth Quarter 2024

Revenues of $1.248 billion, up 7.9% year-over-yearGAAP Income from Operations was 10.9% of revenues and Non-GAAP Income from Operations was 16.7% of revenuesGAAP Diluted EPS of $1.80, an increase of 8.4%, and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $2.84, an increase of 3.3% on a year-over-year basis

Full Year 2024

Revenues of $4.728 billion, up 0.8% year-over-yearGAAP Income from Operations was 11.5% of revenues and Non-GAAP Income from Operations was 16.5% of revenuesGAAP Diluted EPS of $7.84, an increase of 11.0%, and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $10.86, an increase of 2.5% on a year-over-year basis

NEWTOWN, Pa., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

“After navigating a dynamic year, we are pleased to report a strong fourth quarter. We continued to build sequential momentum, and saw a return to year-over-year organic growth, while we simultaneously accelerated our global strategy with the acquisitions of NEORIS and First Derivative,” said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO & President, EPAM. “As we look ahead, we believe 2025 will be a year of transition, as clients balance their cost focus with the need to accelerate their transformational and GenAI journeys. We see a strong need to continue to invest in our talent, advanced technological and consulting capabilities, and the integration of recent acquisitions to best position ourselves to capture market share once demand returns to more normalized levels.”

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights

Revenues increased to $1.248 billion, a year-over-year increase of $91.1 million, or 7.9%. On an organic constant currency basis, revenues grew 1.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023;GAAP income from operations was $136.5 million, an increase of $14.0 million, or 11.4%, compared to $122.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023;Non-GAAP income from operations was $208.2 million, an increase of $7.8 million, or 3.9%, compared to $200.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023;Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on a GAAP basis was $1.80, an increase of $0.14, or 8.4%, compared to $1.66 in the fourth quarter of 2023;Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.84, an increase of $0.09, or 3.3%, compared to $2.75 in the fourth quarter of 2023;Completed the acquisition of NEORIS creating a competitive offering for clients across Latin America and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, while broadening EPAM’s global and nearshore delivery capabilities across Latin America and Europe; andCompleted the acquisition of First Derivative strengthening EPAM’s financial services consulting and delivery capabilities in North America, Europe and APAC and expanding our client portfolio in financial services.

Full Year 2024 Highlights

Revenues increased to $4.728 billion, a year-over-year increase of $37.4 million, or 0.8%. On an organic constant currency basis, revenues declined 1.7% year-over-year;We recorded a benefit of $68.8 million for research & development government incentives in Poland. Specifically, $23.5 million of the benefit related to activities performed during 2023 and $45.3 million of the benefit related to activities performed during the full year of 2024. This benefit was included as a reduction to our Cost of revenues.  The impact of this benefit on net income was partially offset as the incentives drove a higher effective tax rate for both GAAP and non-GAAP results. We expect the incentive will be recurring with benefits recognized continuing in the future;GAAP income from operations was $544.6 million, an increase of $43.3 million, or 8.6%, compared to $501.2 million in 2023. GAAP income from operations benefited from the recognition of $68.8 million of incentives related to research and development activities performed in Poland and was negatively impacted by $31.3 million of costs incurred in connection with the Company’s Cost Optimization Programs;Non-GAAP income from operations was $779.2 million, an increase of $14.1 million, or 1.8%, compared to $765.1 million in 2023. Non-GAAP income from operations benefited from the recognition of $45.3 million of incentives related to research and development activities performed in Poland in 2024;Diluted EPS on a GAAP basis was $7.84, an increase of $0.78, or 11.0%, compared to $7.06 in 2023. EPS on a GAAP basis was positively impacted by the recognition of the Polish incentives, which increased income from operations. However, this benefit was partially offset by an increase to the effective tax rate; andNon-GAAP diluted EPS was $10.86, an increase of $0.27, or 2.5%, compared to $10.59 in 2023. EPS on a non-GAAP basis was positively impacted by the recognition of the Polish incentives for activities performed during the full year of 2024, which increased income from operations. However, this benefit was partially offset by an increase to the effective tax rate.

Cash Flow and Other Metrics

Cash provided by operating activities was $130.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease from $171.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023; and was $559.2 million in 2024, a decrease from $562.6 million in 2023;The Company repurchased 53 thousand shares of its common stock for $13.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2024 under its share repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 1,854 thousand shares of its common stock for $398.0 million under its share repurchase programs. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $437.0 million remaining under its share repurchase authorization;Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $1.290 billion as of December 31, 2024, a decrease of $752.7 million, or 36.8%, from $2.043 billion as of December 31, 2023 largely the result of payments for the acquisitions of NEORIS and First Derivative; andTotal headcount was approximately 61,200 as of December 31, 2024. Included in this number were approximately 55,100 delivery professionals, an increase of 16.3% from December 31, 2023. 

2025 Outlook – Full Year and First Quarter

Full Year

EPAM expects the following for the full year:

The Company expects the year-over-year revenue growth rate to be in the range of 10.0% to 14.0% for 2025. The Company expects the year-over-year revenue growth rate on an organic constant currency basis to be in the range of 1.0% to 5.0%;For the full year, EPAM expects GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 9.0% to 10.0% of revenues and non-GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 14.5% to 15.5% of revenues;The Company expects its GAAP effective tax rate and its non-GAAP effective tax rate to both be approximately 24.0%; andEPAM expects GAAP diluted EPS will be in the range of $6.78 to $7.08 for the year, and non-GAAP diluted EPS will be in the range of $10.45 to $10.75 for the year. The Company expects weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the year of 58.1 million.

First Quarter

EPAM expects the following for the first quarter:

The Company expects revenues will be in the range of $1.275 billion to $1.290 billion for the first quarter reflecting a year-over-year increase of 10.0% at the midpoint of the range. The Company expects year-over-year revenue growth on an organic constant currency basis to be approximately flat at the midpoint of the range;For the first quarter, EPAM expects GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 6.5% to 7.5% of revenues and non-GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 12.5% to 13.5% of revenues;The Company expects its GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 19% and its non-GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 24%; andEPAM expects GAAP diluted EPS will be in the range of $1.27 to $1.37 for the quarter, and non-GAAP diluted EPS will be in the range of $2.22 to $2.32 for the quarter. The Company expects weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter of 57.7 million.

Conference Call Information

EPAM will host a conference call to discuss results on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. EST. The conference call will be available live on the EPAM website at https://investors.epam.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register for the event. For those who cannot access the live webcast, a replay will be available in the Investor Relations section of the website.

About EPAM Systems

Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by focusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments.

We leverage AI and GenAI to deliver transformative solutions that accelerate our clients’ digital innovation and enhance their competitive edge. Through platforms like EPAM AI/RUN™ and initiatives like DIALX Lab, we integrate advanced AI technologies into tailored business strategies, driving significant industry impact and fostering continuous innovation.

We deliver globally but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners, and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market.

Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as Most Loved Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services.

Learn more at www.epam.com follow us on LinkedIn.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EPAM supplements results reported in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, referred to as GAAP, with non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures help illustrate underlying trends in EPAM’s business and uses the measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicate internally and externally, for managing EPAM’s business and evaluating its performance. Management also believes these measures help investors compare EPAM’s operating performance with its results in prior periods. EPAM anticipates that it will continue to report both GAAP and certain non-GAAP financial measures in its financial results, including non-GAAP results that exclude stock-based compensation expenses, acquisition-related costs including amortization of acquired intangible assets, impairment of assets, expenses associated with EPAM’s humanitarian commitment to its professionals in Ukraine, unbilled business continuity resources resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, costs associated with the geographic repositioning of EPAM employees based outside of Ukraine impacted by the war and geopolitical instability in the region, employee separation costs incurred in connection with restructuring programs including the Company’s exit from Russia, certain other one-time charges and benefits, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, foreign exchange gains and losses, excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, and the related effect on income taxes of the pre-tax adjustments. Management also compares revenues on an “organic constant currency basis,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. This measure excludes the effect of acquisitions by removing revenues from an acquired company in the twelve months after completing an acquisition, the decision to exit from Russia by removing revenues from clients located in Russia in both the current period and prior period of comparison, and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations by translating current period revenues into U.S. dollars at the weighted average exchange rates of the prior period of comparison. Because EPAM’s reported non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, these measures are not comparable to GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly described non-GAAP measures reported by other companies within EPAM’s industry. Consequently, EPAM’s non-GAAP financial measures should not be evaluated in isolation or supplant comparable GAAP measures, but rather, should be considered together with the information in EPAM’s consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes estimates and statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Our estimates and forward-looking statements are mainly based on our current expectations and estimates of future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business and operations. These statements may include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. Those future events and trends may relate to, among other things, developments relating to the war in Ukraine and escalation of the war in the surrounding region, political and civil unrest or military action in the geographies where we conduct business and operate, difficult conditions in global capital markets, foreign exchange markets and the broader economy, and the effect that these events may have on customer demand and our revenues, operations, access to capital, and profitability. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, the risk factors discussed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the factors discussed in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, particularly under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that these estimates and forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to several risks and uncertainties and are made based on information currently available to us. EPAM undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.

 

EPAM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended  December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenues

$ 1,248,351

$ 1,157,257

$ 4,727,940

$ 4,690,540

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

868,314

797,633

3,277,497

3,256,514

Selling, general and administrative expenses

216,969

213,972

816,300

815,065

Depreciation and amortization expense

26,556

23,158

89,559

91,800

Loss on sale of business

25,922

Income from operations

136,512

122,494

544,584

501,239

Interest and other income, net

6,451

13,962

46,876

51,124

Foreign exchange loss

(5,632)

(9,053)

(7,048)

(15,778)

Income before provision for income taxes

137,331

127,403

584,412

536,585

Provision for income taxes

34,032

29,849

129,879

119,502

Net income

$     103,299

$       97,554

$     454,533

$     417,083

Net income per share:

Basic

$           1.82

$           1.69

$           7.93

$           7.21

Diluted

$           1.80

$           1.66

$           7.84

$           7.06

Shares used in calculation of net income per share:

Basic

56,818

57,767

57,288

57,829

Diluted

57,435

58,913

57,983

59,085

 

EPAM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except par value)

As of  

 December 31, 

 2024

As of  

 December 31, 

 2023

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$    1,286,267

$    2,036,235

Trade receivables and contract assets, net of allowance of $5,612 and $11,864, respectively

1,002,175

897,032

Short-term investments

1,690

60,739

Prepaid and other current assets

136,116

97,355

Total current assets

2,426,248

3,091,361

Property and equipment, net

207,667

235,053

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

128,244

134,898

Intangible assets, net

436,418

71,118

Goodwill

1,181,575

562,459

Deferred tax assets

269,799

197,901

Other noncurrent assets

100,522

59,575

Total assets

$   4,750,473

$   4,352,365

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$         44,702

$         31,992

Accrued compensation and benefits expenses

484,952

412,747

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

201,356

124,823

Income taxes payable, current

50,395

38,812

Operating lease liabilities, current

39,634

36,558

Total current liabilities

821,039

644,932

Long-term debt

25,194

26,126

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

98,426

109,261

Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent

92,362

8,744

Other noncurrent liabilities

82,301

91,832

Total liabilities

1,119,322

880,895

Commitments and contingencies

Equity

Stockholders’ equity

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 160,000 authorized; 56,869 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024, and 57,787 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023

57

58

Additional paid-in capital

1,190,222

1,008,766

Retained earnings

2,555,796

2,501,107

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(116,864)

(39,040)

Total EPAM Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity

3,629,211

3,470,891

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries

1,940

579

Total equity

3,631,151

3,471,470

Total liabilities and equity

$   4,750,473

$   4,352,365

 

EPAM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except percent and per share amounts)

Reconciliation of revenue growth as reported on a GAAP basis to revenue growth/(decline) on an organic constant currency basis is presented in the table below:

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2024

Year Ended
December 31, 2024

Revenue growth as reported

7.9 %

0.8 %

Foreign exchange rates impact

0.4 %

(0.1) %

Inorganic revenue growth

(7.3) %

(2.7) %

Impact of exit from Russia

— %

0.3 %

Revenue growth/(decline) on an organic constant currency basis

1.0 %

(1.7) %

 

Reconciliation of various income statement amounts from GAAP to non-GAAP for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Year Ended December 31, 2024

GAAP

Adjustments

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Adjustments

Non-GAAP

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(1)

$ 868,314

$ (22,040)

$ 846,274

$  3,277,497

$   (59,821)

$  3,217,676

Selling, general and administrative expenses(2)

$ 216,969

$ (37,637)

$ 179,332

$  816,300

$ (145,329)

$  670,971

Income from operations(3)

$ 136,512

$   71,675

$ 208,187

$  544,584

$  234,625

$  779,209

Operating margin

10.9 %

5.8 %

16.7 %

11.5 %

5.0 %

16.5 %

Net income(4)

$ 103,299

$   60,066

$ 163,365

$  454,533

$  175,430

$  629,963

Diluted earnings per share

$       1.80

$       2.84

$         7.84

$       10.86

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

Year Ended December 31, 2023

GAAP

Adjustments

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Adjustments

Non-GAAP

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(1)

$ 797,633

$ (22,183)

$  775,450

$  3,256,514

$   (89,464)

$  3,167,050

Selling, general and administrative expenses(2)

$ 213,972

$ (49,747)

$  164,225

$  815,065

$ (125,768)

$  689,297

Income from operations(3)

$ 122,494

$   77,939

$  200,433

$  501,239

$  263,871

$  765,110

Operating margin

10.6 %

6.7 %

17.3 %

10.7 %

5.6 %

16.3 %

Net income(4)

$   97,554

$   64,211

$  161,765

$  417,083

$  208,555

$  625,638

Diluted earnings per share

$       1.66

$       2.75

$         7.06

$       10.59

 

Items (1) through (4) above are detailed in the following table with the specific cross-reference noted in the appropriate item.

 

Three Months Ended 

 December 31,

Year Ended 

 December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Stock-based compensation expenses

$     22,074

$     19,228

$     80,944

$     68,797

Poland R&D incentives(a)

(556)

(23,473)

Humanitarian support in Ukraine(b)

522

2,955

2,350

11,252

Unbilled business continuity resources(c)

9,415

Total adjustments to GAAP cost of revenues(1)

22,040

22,183

59,821

89,464

Stock-based compensation expenses

22,624

18,966

86,353

78,933

Cost Optimization charges(d)

4,837

27,936

31,270

35,052

Other acquisition-related expenses

7,031

275

15,808

2,723

Humanitarian support in Ukraine(b)

3,127

836

10,821

6,145

Geographic repositioning(e)

(4)

916

849

1,793

One-time charges

22

818

228

1,122

Total adjustments to GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses(2)

37,637

49,747

145,329

125,768

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

11,998

6,009

29,475

22,717

Loss on sale of business(f)

25,922

Total adjustments to GAAP income from operations(3)

71,675

77,939

234,625

263,871

Foreign exchange loss

5,632

9,053

7,048

15,778

Change in fair value of contingent consideration included in Interest and other income, net

1,673

1,000

5,700

2,818

One-time benefits/(charges) included in Interest and other income, net

(1,331)

700

(3,143)

700

Provision for income taxes:

Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments

(15,640)

(19,755)

(44,522)

(53,815)

Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation

(1,943)

(4,726)

(22,448)

(19,829)

Net discrete benefit from tax planning(g)

(1,830)

(968)

Total adjustments to GAAP net income(4)

$     60,066

$     64,211

$   175,430

$   208,555

(a)

We have excluded from non-GAAP results the portion of the benefit from Poland R&D incentives related to qualifying activities performed in 2023 as it represents a nonrecurring one-time benefit.

(b)

Humanitarian support in Ukraine includes expenses related to EPAM’s $100 million humanitarian commitment in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to support EPAM professionals and their families in and displaced from Ukraine. These expenses are incremental to those expenses incurred prior to the crisis, clearly separable from normal operations, and not expected to recur once the crisis has subsided and operations return to normal.

(c)

Given the uncertainty in the region introduced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EPAM has assigned delivery professionals in locations outside of the region to ensure the continuity of delivery for customers who have substantial delivery exposure to Ukraine or other delivery concerns resulting from the invasion. These employees are not billed to clients and operate largely in a standby or backup capacity. These expenses are incremental to those expenses incurred prior to the crisis, clearly separable from normal operations, and not expected to recur once the crisis has subsided and operations return to normal.

(d)

Cost Optimization charges include severance, facilities and contract termination charges incurred in connection with the programs initiated in the third quarter of 2023 and second quarter of 2024. Consistent with the Company’s historical non-GAAP policy, costs incurred in connection with formal restructuring initiatives have been excluded from non-GAAP results as these are one-time and unusual in nature.

(e)

Geographic repositioning includes expenses associated with the relocation to other countries of employees based outside of Ukraine impacted by the war and geopolitical instability in the region, and includes the cost of accommodations, travel and food. These expenses are incremental to those expenses incurred prior to the crisis, clearly separable from normal operations, and not expected to recur once the crisis has subsided and operations return to normal.

(f)

On July 26, 2023, the Company completed the sale of its remaining operations in Russia and recorded a loss on sale of approximately $25.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, including the recognition of the accumulated currency translation loss related to this foreign entity that was previously included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the financial statements. The Company excluded this loss from non-GAAP results as it is one-time and unusual in nature.

(g)

One-time benefit related to the implementation of tax planning to disregard certain foreign subsidiaries as separate entities for U.S. income tax purposes. Consistent with the Company’s historical non-GAAP policy, the benefit related to the implementation of tax planning has been excluded from non-GAAP results as it is one-time and unusual in nature.

 

EPAM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliations of Guidance Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

The below guidance constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and is based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change and many of which are outside the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations depending on factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reconciliation of expected revenue growth on a GAAP basis to expected revenue growth on an organic constant currency basis is presented in the table below:

First Quarter 2025

Full Year 2025

(at midpoint of 
range)

Revenue growth

10.0 %

10.0% to 14.0%

Foreign exchange rates impact

1.4 %

0.9 %

Inorganic revenue growth

(11.4) %

(9.9) %

Revenue growth on an organic constant currency basis

— %

1.0% to 5.0%

 

Reconciliation of expected GAAP to non-GAAP income from operations as a percentage of revenues is presented in the table below:

First Quarter 2025

Full Year 2025

GAAP income from operations as a percentage of revenues

6.5% to 7.5%

9.0% to 10.0%

Stock-based compensation expenses

3.9 %

3.7 %

Included in cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

1.9 %

1.8 %

Included in selling, general and administrative expenses

2.0 %

1.9 %

Humanitarian support in Ukraine(b)

0.2 %

0.3 %

Cost Optimization charges(d)

0.5 %

0.2 %

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

1.4 %

1.3 %

Non-GAAP income from operations as a percentage of revenues(h)

12.5% to 13.5%

14.5% to 15.5%

(h) EPAM has not included the impact of potential future One-time charges including asset impairments, unusual gains and losses, expenses incurred in connection with future cost optimization actions, and Other acquisition-related expenses because the Company is unable to predict these amounts with reasonable certainty.

 

Reconciliation of expected GAAP to non-GAAP effective tax rate is presented in the table below:

First Quarter 2025

Full Year 2025

GAAP effective tax rate (approximately)

19 %

24 %

Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation

7.5 %

2.6 %

Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments

(2.5) %

(2.6) %

Non-GAAP effective tax rate (approximately)

24 %

24 %

 

Reconciliation of expected GAAP to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is presented in the table below:

First Quarter 2025

Full Year 2025

GAAP diluted earnings per share

$1.27 to $1.37

$6.78 to $7.08

Stock-based compensation expenses

0.87

3.33

Included in cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

0.42

1.61

Included in selling, general and administrative expenses

0.45

1.72

Humanitarian support in Ukraine(b)

0.07

0.25

Cost Optimization charges(d)

0.10

0.12

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

0.31

1.17

Foreign exchange loss

0.02

0.07

Provision for income taxes:

     Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments

(0.29)

(1.04)

     Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation

(0.13)

(0.23)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(h)

$2.22 to $2.32

$10.45 to $10.75

 

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CM Global Services Announces Project Santos, a Planned 50-Megawatt AI Data Center Campus in ERCOT South

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CM Global Services targets a site and engages with strategic partners to become operational in the AI data center space.

DENVER, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CM Global Services, LLC (CMGS) today announced Project Santos, its plan to develop a 50-megawatt AI data center campus for a site in the ERCOT South grid zone. CMGS is a long-standing strategic partner of Compass Mining, Inc. and is a global provider of logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services, with a growing focus on AI infrastructure and building site development. The announcement was made by Shanon Squires, Chief Mining Officer of Compass Mining, during a panel on bitcoin mining companies diversifying into AI infrastructure at the Energy Investors Forum.

CMGS intends to deliver Project Santos in two phases. The first phase, a 7-megawatt, 5 MW of IT Load Tier III facility purpose-built for AI inference workloads, is targeted for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027. A subsequent 43-megawatt expansion, bringing the site to its fully planned 50-megawatt capacity

“This is a disciplined next step for CM Global Services, drawing upon its expertise in standing up infrastructure, while Compass Mining simultaneously continues to be the gold standard in Bitcoin mining-related services,” said Shanon Squires. “Bitcoin mining remains the core of Compass Mining. CMGS’ Project Santos reflects the power infrastructure and site development discipline CMGS built over years, and we’re pursuing this initiative on our own terms.”

“This is a new step forward for CMGS, as we continue building for the future,” said Vishnu Mackenchery, Managing Director at CMGS. “Project Santos marks our entry into AI infrastructure and inference, and we’re charting our own path, moving fast to get there.”

GPU-as-a-Service for Enterprise and Neocloud Customers

Project Santos is being developed as a GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) platform. Rather than requiring customers to bring their own hardware, CMGS is securing NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell GPU capacity to offer directly to off-takers as dedicated, single-tenant or multi-tenant compute. The company’s ideal customer profile is AI enterprise organizations seeking dedicated capacity, and CMGS is also in active discussions with neocloud providers.

Project Status

Site: located in the ERCOT South grid zoneCompute: CMGS is securing NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell GPU capacity to offer as GPU-as-a-Service to off-takersTotal planned capacity: 50 megawatts, 35 MW of IT to be delivered in two phasesPhase 1: 7 megawatts, 5 MW of IT load Tier III, targeted for completion by end of Q1Phase 2: adding a 43-megawatt expansion, 30 MW of IT load with utility-supported expansionCustomer profile: AI enterprise companies are the ideal customer; CMGS is also in active discussions with neocloud providers

About CMGS

CM Global Services (CMGS) is a global provider of logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services, with a growing focus on AI infrastructure and building site development. CMGS supports clients with end-to-end logistics solutions, hardware procurement, and site-level execution for next-generation compute infrastructure.

About CMGS and Compass Mining Partnership

Compass Mining serves as a strategic partner and advisor to CM Global Services (CMGS), supporting its growth across global logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services. As CMGS expands its focus into AI infrastructure and site development, Compass Mining’s guidance helps shape its strategic direction and execution. Together, the two organizations continue to collaborate on delivering end-to-end solutions for clients building next-generation compute infrastructure.

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Advantech Unveils Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Solutions Powered by AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series Processors

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TAIPEI, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advantech, a global leader in industrial edge computing and edge AI solutions, today announced its next-generation server and network platforms powered by the latest AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series processors. Designed to accelerate AI infrastructure from the data center to the intelligent edge, Advantech’s 6th Gen AMD EPYC-powered servers deliver the performance, scalability, and reliability organizations need for AI, HPC, storage, networking, and mission-critical industrial workloads.

At AMD Advancing AI 2026, Advantech will showcase its latest 2U 4-node edge server and EATX server board, demonstrating how its workload-ready server solutions enable customers to build scalable, high-performance AI and edge computing infrastructure with greater deployment confidence.

Continuing Performance Leadership with AMD EPYC 9006 Series Processors

6th Gen AMD EPYC server CPUs bring continued leadership in performance, efficiency, memory bandwidth, and next-generation I/O. Featuring up to 128 cores and 256 threads, advanced 2nm process technology, “Zen 6” and “Zen 6c” architecture, up to 20% average generational performance uplift, and up to 20% performance-per-watt improvement, AMD EPYC 9006 Series processors are designed to support more virtual machines, higher throughput, and better system efficiency. With up to 128 PCIe Gen6 lanes per CPU, CXL™ 3.1 memory expansion, and support for DDR5 8000NHz and MRDIMM 12800MHz for high memory bandwidth, Advantech edge server solutions deliver balanced compute, memory, and I/O performance for next-generation AI, telco, edge, and storage infrastructure.

Key Features Include:

Up to 128 cores / 256 threads with “Zen 6” and “Zen 6c” architectureAdvanced 2nm process technology for improved performance and efficiencyUp to 20% average generational performance uplift and 20% performance-per-watt improvementDDR5-8000 and MRDIMM 12.8G support for higher memory bandwidth and capacityPCIe® Gen6 scalability: up to 128 lanes for 1 CPU and up to 196 lanes for 2 CPUsCXL™ 3.1 support for optimized memory expansion

Comprehensive Edge Server Solutions from Edge to Cloud

Advantech’s edge server portfolio powered by AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series processors delivers a complete board-to-system lineup for AI infrastructure, data centers, cloud, HCI, HPC, edge computing, industrial applications, and high-performance networking. The first-wave portfolio includes:
(1) The SKY-642E5, 4U MGX GPU server, for large-scale AI acceleration
(2) The SKY-722E5, 2U DC-MHS server with DC-SCM support, for modular data center and edge AI deployments
(3) The SKY-712E5, 1U DC-MHS server, supporting HHHL and FH-3/4L expansion cards for high-density enterprise edge and cloud workloads
(4) The SKY-822E5, 2U short-depth DC-SCM modular server, supporting 2–3 dual-slot GPU cards for space-constrained edge data centers
(5) The SKY-924E5F, 2U 4-node front-access server, for distributed edge computing,
(6) The ASMB-982 & ASMB-832 server boards for flexible, high-expandability system designs.

These new platforms also support PCIe Gen6 scalability, GPU-optimized architecture, advanced DDR5/MRDIMM memory, and AFA-ready high-density E1.S/E3.S NVMe SSD storage to meet low-latency data access, high-throughput storage performance, and scalable infrastructure for data-intensive AI and edge-cloud workloads.

Expanding the portfolio further, Advantech also introduces the FWA-6084, the 2U network appliance and is designed for demanding network security and edge AI workloads. It features DDR5/MRDIMM memory capability, eight Gen6 network module cards, and one PCIe Gen5 x16 slot for GPU or add-on card expansion. It is well positioned to support line-speed multiple 200G network workloads without compromise.

Together with Advantech’s unique service advantages—including 3-5-10 service guarantee, strict revision control, stable component supply, worldwide local support, and custom-ready integration—the new portfolio supports customers reduce deployment risk, secure long-term product roadmaps, and accelerate workload-ready AI and edge-cloud infrastructure from concept to deployment.

Explore more product information, please contact us or visit the Advantech x AMD website.

About Advantech

Advantech is a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, driven by its vision of “Enabling an Intelligent Planet.” To address the growth of edge computing and AI, Advantech focuses on five key markets: Edge Intelligence Systems, Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, iHealthcare, and iCity Services & iRetail. By integrating edge computing hardware, WISE-IoT software, sector-specific AI solutions, and domain expertise, Advantech creates an orchestration model that connects industrial ecosystems and accelerates industrial intelligence with partners and customers.(www.advantech.com

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MulticoreWare and AMD Collaborate to Advance Physical AI and Autonomous Robotics on AMD Platforms

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Companies Demonstrated Real-Time Multimodal AI and Vision-Language-Action Workflows on AMD Ryzen™ AI Platforms at AMD Advancing AI 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MulticoreWare, Inc., a global technology company specializing in AI software solutions, physical AI, accelerated computing, and engineering services, today announced its ongoing collaboration with AMD to advance autonomous robotics and edge intelligence on AMD platforms.

As part of this collaboration, MulticoreWare joined AMD at AMD Advancing AI 2026 to present ‘Enabling Physical AI on AMD’, demonstrating how advanced vision, language, and action (VLA) models can drive real-time robotic intelligence on AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded platforms.

As AI increasingly moves from the cloud into robots, autonomous systems, and intelligent edge devices, organizations need efficient ways to run sophisticated AI models closer to where decisions need to be made. Together, AMD and MulticoreWare are helping developers bring advanced perception, reasoning, and action capabilities to AMD-powered systems.

At AMD Advancing AI 2026, AMD and MulticoreWare demonstrated how multimodal VLA models run on AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded integrated GPUs using AMD ROCm™, enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act in real time. The session showcased practical guidance for AI developers, robotics engineers, and innovators building next-generation intelligent machines on AMD Embedded platforms.

“Physical AI is reshaping how machines perceive, decide and act in the real world,” said Sumit Shah, Head of Product Management and Marketing, Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, AMD. “AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded X100 Series processors deliver a scalable, open x86 Embedded platform that unifies AI, real-time control and industrial reliability to enable the generation of autonomous systems without locking developers into a single compute architecture or software stack.”

“A Physical AI system depends on a tightly integrated loop between perception and actuation. It must operate in real time, on real hardware, and in environments that are inherently unpredictable,” said Vish Rajalingam, VP & GM, Mobility and Transportation BU at MulticoreWare. “That makes it a hardware-software co-design challenge, not simply an AI inference problem. Building on the open-source AMD Robotics Software Suite, we work closely with OEMs to optimize the entire stack so that latency, reliability and accuracy targets are consistently achieved in production environments. That’s the integration MulticoreWare and AMD deliver together to move intelligent robotic systems from prototype to deployment.”

This session builds on more than 15 years of collaboration, with MulticoreWare delivering software optimization, AI, and engineering expertise across the AMD ecosystem, including Ryzen™ AI, Ryzen™, AMD EPYC™, AMD Instinct™, AMD Radeon™, and adaptive computing technologies.

About MulticoreWare

MulticoreWare, Inc. is a global technology company delivering AI software solutions and engineering services that accelerate innovation in Physical AI, Agentic AI, Robotics, Edge Intelligence, and Accelerated Computing. With expertise in multimodal AI, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, sensor perception and fusion, AI optimization, embedded systems, and high-performance software, MulticoreWare helps customers transform advanced AI technologies into production-ready solutions. Its innovations power applications across automotive, robotics, industrial automation, smart cities, healthcare, defense, and intelligent edge devices, while its video codec technologies enable next-generation video experiences worldwide.
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Suchithra Thyagarajan
VP – Corporate Marketing
marcom@multicorewareinc.com 

 

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