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ePlus Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Net sales and EPS increased, driven by cloud and networking gains and recent acquisitions.

ePlus reported a strong first quarter with a 25.3% increase in net sales to $574.2 million and a 51.2% increase in EPS to $1.27. The growth was driven by gains in cloud and networking, contributions from recent acquisitions, and some easing of supply chain constraints.

  • Net sales increased by 25.3% to $574.2 million year-over-year.
  • Technology business net sales increased by 26.0% to $565.7 million.
  • Net earnings increased by 51.5% to $33.8 million.
  • Diluted earnings per share increased by 51.2% to $1.27.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$574M

Previous: $458M+25.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.41

Previous: $0.99+42.4%
Adjusted EBITDA

$53.9M

Previous: $38.3M+40.7%
Net Income

$33.8M

Previous: $22.3M+51.5%
Operating Income

$46.3M

Previous: $33.2M+39.6%
Gross Profit

$142M

Previous: $114M+25.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$102M

Previous: $83.5M+21.7%
Total Assets

$1.68B

Previous: $1.26B+33.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.21M

Previous: $1.77M+24.4%

Revenue & EPS history

ePlus · Revenue · Quarterly

$574M

Q1 2024+25.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

ePlus initiated fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance of $2.23 billion to $2.33 billion, and an adjusted EBITDA range of $200 million to $215 million, representing a margin of 9.0% to 9.2%.

Tailwinds

  • Continued improvement in the supply chain
  • Enabling previously delayed customer projects.
  • Focus on serving faster-growing end markets
  • Resilient nature of business
  • Strength of backlog

Headwinds

  • Macroeconomic uncertainty continues to affect overall IT spending
  • Organizations prioritize projects that enhance operational efficiency
  • Organizations prioritize projects that reduce risk
  • Organizations prioritize projects that deliver faster returns
  • The Company cannot predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort, the ultimate outcome of unusual gains and losses

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

38 / 65 earnings

Positive

+21.8%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-23.0%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-7.3%-9.3%
Q3 2026-1.7%+0.3%-9.4%
Q2 2026+15.5%+24.8%+22.4%
Q1 2026+9.5%+17.0%+11.9%
Q4 2025+2.0%+7.1%+9.3%
Q3 2025-13.1%-14.7%-19.0%
Q2 2025-17.9%-19.3%-19.5%
Q1 2025+6.9%+9.1%+13.0%
Q4 2024-0.4%-1.7%-7.8%
Q3 2024-12.0%-2.4%+3.5%
Q2 2024-9.3%-7.3%+5.2%
Q1 2024+14.4%+13.5%+12.9%
Q4 2023+4.9%+7.4%+15.5%
Q3 2023+8.3%+5.5%-3.2%
Q2 2023+3.4%+4.7%+2.9%
Q1 2023-13.5%-13.2%-17.3%
Q4 2022+2.8%+2.4%-1.1%
Q3 2022+0.1%+1.0%+11.1%
Q2 2022+6.2%+0.4%-6.9%
Q1 2022+6.7%+7.4%+18.2%
Q4 2021-5.4%-3.2%-12.1%
Q3 2021+6.8%+7.2%+14.6%
Q2 2021+5.0%+7.3%+21.8%
Q1 2021+0.5%+2.8%-0.1%
Q4 2020+6.8%+5.8%-2.6%
Q3 2020+7.3%+1.6%-11.7%
Q2 2020+20.7%+10.9%+5.6%
Q1 2020+13.9%+9.1%+13.4%
Q4 2019-19.7%-16.5%-22.1%
Q3 2019+4.9%+4.8%+10.6%
Q2 2019-5.1%-5.3%-13.0%
Q1 2019-4.0%-5.9%-1.2%
Q4 2018-1.4%+1.9%+6.3%
Q3 2018-8.3%-6.1%+7.2%
Q2 2018-23.0%-22.3%-18.7%
Q1 2018+7.8%+2.9%+1.0%
Q4 2017+5.0%+3.7%+0.3%
Q3 2017+6.4%+8.7%+14.7%
Q2 2017+7.6%+5.1%+22.9%
Q1 2017-2.0%-0.7%+6.8%
Q4 2016+0.7%+1.1%-3.6%
Q3 2016-17.0%
Q2 2016+21.8%
Q1 2016+4.8%
Q4 2015-9.7%
Q3 2015+18.2%
Q2 2015+19.0%
Q1 2015+5.8%
Q4 2014-0.8%
Q3 2014+9.2%
Q2 2014-0.8%
Q1 2014-7.8%
Q4 2013-3.1%
Q3 2013+1.2%
Q2 2013-5.0%
Q4 2012-2.9%
Q1 2013+1.4%
Q4 2010+4.2%
Q3 2012+1.8%
Q2 2011+1.8%
Q3 2011+1.8%
Q2 2012+1.6%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q4 2011+0.0%
Q1 2012+0.0%

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