NASDAQ$XELA

Exela Technologies Inc · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Exela reported Q4 2019 results, achieving revised full year guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA.

Exela Technologies reported its Q4 and full year 2019 results, highlighting a 1.5% increase in revenue excluding LMCE and pass-through revenues for Q4. The company achieved its revised full-year 2019 guidance, with revenue above the high end of the guidance range. The company is focusing on growing its base business in core industries and improving its financial position through debt reduction and liquidity improvement initiatives.

  • Revenue excluding LMCE and pass through revenue increased by 1.5% in Q4 2019 compared to Q4 2018.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin was 16.4% in Q4 2019, compared to 22.8% in Q4 2018.
  • Full-year revenue excluding LMCE and pass through revenue increased by 2.9% in 2019 compared to 2018.
  • Exela is focusing on growing its base business in core industries and improving its financial position through debt reduction and liquidity improvement initiatives.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$395M

No prior period
Revenue Americas

82.0%

No prior period
Revenue Europe

16.0%

No prior period
Revenue Rest of World

2.0%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

16.4%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$3.56M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$33.8M

No prior period
Net Income

$0.00

No prior period
Operating Income

$0.00

No prior period
Gross Profit

$78.7M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$0.00

No prior period
Total Assets

$0.00

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$924K

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Exela · Revenue · Quarterly

$395M

Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 1 of 2 quarters(50%)
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Forward guidance

Exela has a plan for improved long-term profitable growth and value creation, focusing on growing its base business in core industries, improving operating income and free cash flow, increasing liquidity, and reducing debt.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

-2.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-9.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-19.5%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

13 / 35 earnings

Positive

+30.7%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-42.4%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2025+3.8%+28.7%-27.8%
Q4 2024+8.9%+8.9%-35.6%
Q3 2024+3.5%-5.3%+5.3%
Q2 2024-0.9%-5.1%-4.6%
Q1 2024-5.0%+3.3%-12.4%
Q2 2023-17.8%-11.6%-27.7%
Q3 2023-2.3%-3.0%-29.9%
Q4 2023-3.6%-10.4%-31.1%
Q4 2022-8.5%-1.9%-21.4%
Q1 2023-8.5%-10.3%-15.4%
Q3 2022-0.1%-18.7%-57.9%
Q2 2022-10.7%-2.7%-44.1%
Q1 2022-0.4%-5.4%-23.0%
Q4 2021-42.4%-40.4%-57.8%
Q3 2021-15.2%-20.2%-45.6%
Q2 2021+2.0%-13.1%-24.8%
Q4 2020-2.0%-10.1%-22.1%
Q1 2021+0.5%-0.9%-11.4%
Q3 2020-4.8%-8.1%-8.1%
Q1 2020-25.0%-33.9%-15.1%
Q2 2020-25.0%-33.9%-15.1%
Q4 2019+30.7%+7.5%+15.0%
Q3 2019-0.7%-43.8%-52.6%
Q2 2019+8.4%-45.6%-45.1%
Q1 2019-0.9%-12.3%-39.0%
Q3 2018+5.6%-20.1%-30.8%
Q2 2018+3.1%+5.2%+23.3%
Q1 2018+0.2%+0.2%+11.6%
Q3 2017-2.5%-1.8%-6.4%
Q2 2017+9.6%-4.2%-10.5%
Q1 2017+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%
Q4 2016-0.7%-0.7%-1.0%
Q3 2016+0.0%+0.0%-0.2%
Q2 2016+0.6%-0.3%+0.1%
Q1 2016+0.3%
Q4 2015
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014

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