Exela Technologies, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

Exela Technologies, Inc.

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Second Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue of $245.7 million, down 10.0% year-over-year

  • Gross margin of 23.5%, up 120 bps year-over-year

  • Interest expense of $23.1 million, down 48.7% year-over-year

  • SG&A of $41.8 million, up 30.5% year-over-year

  • Operating loss of $2.4 million, vs $11.2 million operating profit, year-over-year

  • Net loss of $26.9 million ($25.7 million attributable to Exela Technologies, Inc.), an improvement of $4.0 million year-over-year

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $13.7 million, down 39.0% year-over-year

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exela Technologies, Inc. (“Exela” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XELA, XELAP), a global business process automation (“BPA”) leader, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“Our increased operating leverage and continued focus on cost management and rationalization of our real estate footprint are reflected in the solid expansion of our gross margin. We continue to add new logos and remain cautiously optimistic as we head into the second half of the year,” noted Par Chadha, Executive Chairman.

  • Revenue: Revenue for 2Q 2024 was $245.7 million, a decline of 10.0% compared to $272.9 million in 2Q 2023 (or a decline of 9.3% when excluding the sale of the high-speed scanner business in June 2023).

    • Revenue for the Information and Transaction Processing Solutions segment was $156.8 million, a decline of 15.2% year-over-year (or a decline of 14.0% on a pro forma basis when adjusted for the sale of the high-speed scanner business that occurred in June 2023).

    • Healthcare Solutions generated $62.9 million in revenue, a 1.1% decline year-over-year.

    • Legal & Loss Prevention Services generated $25.9 million in revenue, a 6.3% increase year-over-year.

  • Gross margin of 23.5%, up 1.2% year-over-year due to lower costs.

  • Interest Expense of $23.1M, down 48.7% year-over-year due to the Company’s debt modification in July 2023.

  • SG&A of $41.8M, up 30.5% year-over-year due to profit on the sale of our high-speed scanner business of $6.6M recognized in 2Q 2023. Other SG&A expenses were higher by $9.0 million, due to $10.1 in Q2FY24 write-downs, predominantly driven by a partner contract amendment, which provides for higher pricing and service expansion but resulted in a non-cash write down of the original contract’s straight-line revenue recognition and related contract assets. The SG&A increase was further offset by lower legal and professional fees and employee related costs.

  • Operating Loss: Operating loss of $2.4 million, versus an Operating profit of $11.2 million in 2Q 2023, primarily driven by lower revenue and higher SG&A, partially offset by higher gross profits.

  • Net Loss: Net loss of $26.9 million ($25.7 million attributable to Exela Technologies, Inc.), an improvement of $4.0 million year-over-year, primarily driven by lower interest expense following debt modification in July 2023, partially offset by higher SG&A.

  • Adjusted EBITDA(1): Adjusted EBITDA was $13.7 million compared to $22.5 million in 2Q 2023, a decline of 39.0% year-over-year, while up 6.7% sequentially. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 5.6%, a decrease of 260 basis points from 2Q 2023.