Globant S.A. Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue: Q1 revenue reached $611.1 million, up 8.6% YoY in constant currency but slightly below the February guidance ($623M midpoint).
  • Profitability: Adjusted operating margin was 14.8%, while adjusted net income came in at $67.8 million with adjusted diluted EPS of $1.50, flat YoY.
  • Cash Flow & Balance Sheet: Ended Q1 with net debt of $167 million and $120.2 million in cash/short-term investments. Free cash flow was negative $5.7 million — in line with seasonal trends.
  • Regional Performance:
    • North America: +6.0% YoY
    • Europe: +13.4% YoY
    • New Markets (Middle East & APAC): +84.4% YoY
    • Latin America: -9.0% YoY. Weakness in Mexico and Brazil partially offset by strength in Argentina.
  • Verticals: Broad-based growth but delays in Airlines, Pharma, and High-Tech verticals due to tariffs and economic uncertainty.
  • Utilization Rate: 78.2%, down from 79.3% in both Q4 2024 and Q1 2024.
  • Revenue per IT Head: Increased 2.8% YoY and 2.3% QoQ.
  • Key Strategic Themes:
    • AI-led transformation through dedicated AI Industry Studios

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Operator: Good afternoon and welcome to Globant’s First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I'm Arturo Langa, Investor Relations Officer at Globant. All participants on this call will be in listen only mode. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please note this event is being recorded and streamed live on YouTube. By now, you should have received a copy of the earnings release. If you have not, a copy is available on our website, investors.globant.com. Also, you will find our shareholder letter, which contains the same content as the prepared remarks you will hear today. In order to craft a more engaging and interactive session, we've shortened our prepared remarks and allocated more time to the Q and A section. We will begin with remarks by our Chief Executive Officer, Martin Migoya and our Chief Financial Officer, Juan Urthiague, followed by a Q and A session where they will be joined by Chief Executive Technology Officer, Diego Tartara and our Chief Operating Officer, Patricia Pomies. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that some of the comments on our call today may be deemed forward-looking statements. This includes our business and financial outlook and the answers to some of your questions. Such statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties as described in the company's earnings release and other filings with the SEC. Please note that we follow IFRS accounting rules in our financial statements. During our call to

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