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Thoughtworks Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWKS) (“Thoughtworks” or the “Company”), a leading global technology consultancy, today reported results for the first quarter of 2024 and provided an updated financial outlook for the full year and second quarter of 2024.

Guo Xiao, Thoughtworks’ Chief Executive Officer, said, “I would like to thank Thoughtworkers worldwide who work tirelessly to deliver extraordinary impact for our clients.

We delivered revenues of $248.6 million in the first quarter, which exceeded our revenue expectations. Our ongoing restructuring program is focused on driving efficiencies, and we are committed to achieving our 2024 margin profile as we continue to execute on our plan. We expect to return to sequential quarter-over-quarter revenue growth in the second quarter of 2024.

While the macroeconomic environment continues to be challenging, we are seeing signs of stability in our business. Bookings in the first quarter were strong and we contracted with 49 new clients. We continue to see high client interest in our AI services portfolio. We have also seen market traction around Data Mesh and our DAMO™ managed services.

Our thought leadership and employee base of outstanding technologists position us to help our clients harness the power of cloud, data and AI to achieve future success.”

Update on Restructuring Activities

On August 8, 2023, Thoughtworks initiated several measures to reduce operational costs and better align our business with our customers’ needs in a challenging macroeconomic environment.

During the first quarter of 2024, Thoughtworks incurred pre-tax cash charges of approximately $2.1 million, which include $1.0 million in wage-related costs and $1.1 million in non-wage related costs. Since the program’s inception in August 2023 through March 31, 2024, we have incurred pre-tax cash charges of approximately $21.1 million, which include $18.3 million in wage-related costs and $2.8 million in non-wage related costs, and have achieved $87 million of annualized savings, which is above our targeted range of $75 million to $85 million.

We are continuing to execute on our plan, and we remain focused on driving additional savings. As we have undergone the process of improving our cost profile, we have identified additional opportunities to drive further cost savings.

As a result, Thoughtworks is increasing its restructuring program to capture additional savings of $25 million to $30 million, for a total restructuring program savings of $100 million to $115 million. We still expect the restructuring program to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2024.

Thoughtworks expects to incur additional pre-tax cash charges of approximately $6.5 million to $8.0 million, for total expected pre-tax charges of approximately $26.5 million to $33.0 million (the “Updated Total Charges”). The Updated Total Charges include $22.5 million to $27.5 million in wage-related expenses, such as employee severance and related benefits, and $4.0 million to $5.5 million in non-wage related expenses, including costs related to reducing leased office space, vendor contract cancellations and professional fees.

QTD first quarter 2024 highlights

Revenues for the first quarter were $248.6 million, a year-over-year decline of (19.0)%, or a year-over-year decline of (18.7)% in constant currency. Acquisitions completed in the last twelve months had an immaterial contribution to revenue growth in the quarter.

Net loss margin for the first quarter was (12.4)% compared to (2.6)% for the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the first quarter was 2.7% compared to 11.4% for the first quarter of 2023.

Diluted loss per share for the first quarter was $(0.10) compared to $(0.03) for the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted diluted loss per share for the first quarter was $(0.02) compared to Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.03 for the first quarter of 2023.

QTD first quarter 2024 summary

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

$ in millions, except per share data

 

2024

 

2023

 

Change

 

% Change(1)

GAAP Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues(2)

 

$

248.6

 

 

$

307.1

 

 

$

(58.5

)

 

(19.0

)%

Gross Profit

 

$

69.8

 

 

$

97.5

 

 

$

(27.7

)

 

(28.4

)%

Gross Margin

 

 

28.1

%

 

 

31.8

%

 

 

(3.7

)%

 

 

SG&A

 

$

76.2

 

 

$

86.3

 

 

$

(10.1

)

 

(11.7

)%

SG&A Margin

 

 

30.7

%

 

 

28.1

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$

10.6

 

 

$

17.7

 

 

$

(7.1

)

 

(40.1

)%

Net loss

 

$

(30.9

)

 

$

(8.1

)

 

$

(22.8

)

 

 

Net loss margin

 

 

(12.4

)%

 

 

(2.6

)%

 

 

(9.8

)%

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

 

Cash flow from operations

 

$

(15.8

)

 

$

33.0

 

 

$

(48.8

)

 

 

Non-GAAP Metrics(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Growth Rate at constant currency(4)

 

 

(18.7

)%

 

 

(0.9

)%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Gross Profit

 

$

77.1

 

 

$

111.8

 

 

$

(34.7

)

 

(31.0

)%

Adjusted Gross Margin

 

 

31.0

%

 

 

36.4

%

 

 

(5.4

)%

 

 

Adjusted SG&A

 

$

70.3

 

 

$

77.2

 

 

$

(6.9

)

 

(8.9

)%

Adjusted SG&A Margin

 

 

28.3

%

 

 

25.1

%

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income

 

$

(7.4

)

 

$

10.1

 

 

$

(17.5

)

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

6.8

 

 

$

34.9

 

 

$

(28.1

)

 

(80.5

)%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

(8.7

)%

 

 

Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

(0.05

)

 

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

(20.0

)

 

$

31.4

 

 

$

(51.4

)

 

 

(1) Percentage change for net loss, diluted loss per share, cash flow from operations, adjusted net (loss) income, adjusted diluted (loss) earnings per share and free cash flow were excluded as they were determined to be not meaningful due to a loss or negative position in one or both periods.

(2) Acquisitions completed in the last twelve months had an immaterial contribution to revenue growth for the quarter.

(3) See “Non-GAAP financial measures” for how we define these measures and the financial tables that accompany this release for reconciliation of these measures to the closest comparable GAAP measures.

(4) Revenue Growth Rate at Constant Currency is calculated by translating the current period revenues into U.S. dollars at the weighted average exchange rates of the prior period of comparison; therefore the weighted average rates used in each respective calculation are not consistent. The change in revenue growth rate at constant currency was excluded, as it was determined to be not meaningful.

Bookings

Our overall bookings for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2024 was $1.2 billion, stable sequentially and a year-over-year decrease from $1.5 billion. The sequential stability from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024 is a result of strong bookings in the first quarter of 2024 as our industry-based go-to-market strategy is gaining momentum. The 20.0% year-over-year decrease in bookings is primarily a result of reduced client budgets reflecting caution around the macroeconomic environment and smaller contract sizes which reflect a shift to offshore services, where bill rates are lower compared to onshore work, and, in certain cases, discounts or pricing adjustments.

 

 

Trailing Twelve Months Ended March 31,

$ in millions

 

2024

 

2023

# of clients with bookings greater than $10 million

 

32

 

38

# of clients with bookings between $5 million and $10 million

 

25

 

32

Revenue by geography(5)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2024

 

2023

 

% Change

North America

 

$

88,800

 

$

115,060

 

(22.8)%

APAC

 

 

86,713

 

 

97,484

 

(11.0)%

Europe

 

 

62,212

 

 

78,784

 

(21.0)%

LATAM

 

 

10,868

 

 

15,728

 

(30.9)%

Total revenues

 

$

248,593

 

$

307,056

 

(19.0)%

(5) Revenues are presented geographically, by customer location. During the first quarter of 2024, in connection with the restructuring, the Company updated the disaggregation of revenue by customer location to reflect the geographical market based on contracting location, consistent with client ownership within our geographical markets, versus billing location, as previously reported. All corresponding disclosures and historical amounts have been recast to reflect the change.

Revenue by industry vertical

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2024

 

2023

 

% Change

Technology and business services

 

$

65,369

 

$

74,133

 

(11.8)%

Energy, public and health services

 

 

63,022

 

 

84,039

 

(25.0)%

Retail and consumer

 

 

38,931

 

 

47,912

 

(18.7)%

Financial services and insurance

 

 

39,155

 

 

55,155

 

(29.0)%

Automotive, travel and transportation

 

 

42,116

 

 

45,817

 

(8.1)%

Total revenues

 

$

248,593

 

$

307,056

 

(19.0)%

Liquidity

We had cash and cash equivalents of $72.6 million as of March 31, 2024, along with $300.0 million of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit line, which was undrawn as of March 31, 2024. Our total debt outstanding, gross of deferred financing fees, was $293.6 million at March 31, 2024.

Financial outlook

Thoughtworks provides the following outlook for the second quarter and full year 2024:

Second quarter

Thoughtworks expects the following for the second quarter:

  • Revenues in the range of $250 million to $255 million, reflecting year-over-year decline of (13)% to (11)% in U.S. dollars and in constant currency, which includes an immaterial contribution from acquisitions;

  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin(6) in the range of 5.5% to 7.5%; and

  • Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share(6) in the range of $(0.01) to $0.01, assuming a weighted average of 323 million diluted outstanding shares.

Full year

Thoughtworks now expects the following for the full year:

  • Revenues in the range of $995 million to $1,020 million, reflecting year-over-year decline of (12)% to (9)%, or (12)% to (10)% in constant currency, which includes an immaterial contribution from acquisitions;

  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin(6) in the range of 8.0% to 10.0%;

  • Adjusted Diluted EPS(6) in the range of $0.02 to $0.08, assuming a weighted average of 330 million diluted outstanding shares; and

  • Stock-based compensation expense of $42 million.

(6) Excludes restructuring charges.

Conference call information

Thoughtworks will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, to discuss our financial results. To access the conference call and webcast and the accompanying slide presentation, which has additional information regarding Thoughtworks’ operating results, you can visit our investor relations website at https://investors.thoughtworks.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on our investor relations website at https://investors.thoughtworks.com. Information on Thoughtworks’ website is not part of this press release.

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About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. We are over 10,500 Thoughtworkers strong across 47 offices in 19 countries. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator.

Thoughtworks uses and intends to continue to use our investor relations website at https://investors.thoughtworks.com and social media, @thoughtworks on Twitter and LinkedIn, as a means of publicly disclosing material information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation Fair Disclosure. Investors should monitor these channels in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts.

Forward-looking statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terms such as “expect,” “will,” “continue,” or similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. You should read this press release with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, which include but are not limited to: the statements under “Financial outlook,” including expectations relating to revenues and other financial or business metrics; the statements under “Update on Restructuring Activities,” including expectations relating to the size of the restructuring actions, the amount and timing of related cost savings and charges and the potential long-term benefits of the restructuring actions; statements regarding relationships with existing and potential clients and their engagement decisions; and any other statements of expectation or belief. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this press release. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, those related to: current and future impact of macro-related factors on Thoughtworks’ clients’ engagement decisions, Thoughtworks’ business and industry; the effects of competition on the future business of Thoughtworks; uncertainty regarding the demand for and market utilization of our services; the ability to implement our restructuring actions, including the costs of such actions and the uncertainty of the impact of such actions on financial performance; the ability to maintain or acquire new client relationships; other general business and economic conditions (including such conditions related to inflation and foreign currency exchange rates); and our ability to successfully execute our strategy and strategic plans. For additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, please see Thoughtworks’ latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other filings and reports that Thoughtworks may file from time to time. Except as required by law, Thoughtworks assumes no obligation, and does not intend, to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Non-GAAP financial measures

Certain financial metrics contained in this press release are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions of and the related reconciliations for these non-GAAP financial measures can be found below. We use these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures to evaluate our financial performance. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide our management and investors consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations. However, non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. For example, many of the non-GAAP financial measures used herein exclude stock-based compensation expense, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring non-cash expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy.

Certain non-GAAP measures related to our financial outlook included in this press release and the associated webcast were not reconciled to the comparable GAAP financial measures because the GAAP measures are not assessable on a forward-looking basis. The Company is unable to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts because the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact GAAP measures for these periods but would not impact the non-GAAP measures. Such items may include stock-based compensation, acquisitions, income tax effects of adjustments and other items. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company’s GAAP financial results. Based on the foregoing, the Company believes that providing estimates of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the range of the non-GAAP measures to forecasted GAAP measures would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors for the reasons identified above.

Revenue Growth Rate and Revenue Growth Rate at constant currency

Certain of our subsidiaries use functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar and the translation of these foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars can impact the comparability of our revenues between periods. Accordingly, we use Revenue Growth Rate at constant currency as an important indicator of our underlying performance. Revenue Growth Rate at constant currency is calculated by applying the average exchange rates in effect during the earlier comparative fiscal period to the later fiscal period.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin

We define gross profit as total revenues less cost of revenues. We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense, employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan and depreciation expense. We calculate Adjusted Gross Margin by dividing Adjusted Gross Profit by total revenues. Our management uses Adjusted Gross Profit to assess overall performance and profitability, without regard to the aforementioned adjustments, which are unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations. We also believe this information will be useful for investors to facilitate comparisons of our operating performance and better identify trends in our business.

Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A Margin

We define Adjusted SG&A as selling, general and administrative expense excluding stock-based compensation expense, acquisition costs, certain professional fees that are considered unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations and employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan. We calculate Adjusted SG&A Margin by dividing Adjusted SG&A by total revenues.

Our management uses Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A Margin to assess our overall performance, without regard to items such as stock-based compensation expense and other items that are considered to be unique or non-recurring in nature or otherwise unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations. We also believe this information will be useful for investors to facilitate comparisons of our operating performance and better identify trends in our business.

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

We define Adjusted Net (Loss) Income as net loss adjusted for unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, acquisition costs, certain professional fees that are considered unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations, employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan, restructuring charges and income tax effects of adjustments.

We define Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share as diluted (loss) earnings per share, with the numerator adjusted for the aforementioned adjustments to Adjusted Net (Loss) Income. In other words, the numerator for Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share utilizes Adjusted Net (Loss) Income. We calculate Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share by dividing Adjusted Net (Loss) Income by diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

Our management uses Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share to assess our overall performance, without regard to items that are considered to be unique or non-recurring in nature or otherwise unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations, net of the income tax effects of adjustments.

Our management uses Adjusted Net (Loss) Income for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance. We also believe this information will be useful for investors to facilitate comparisons of our operating performance and better identify trends in our business.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss adjusted to exclude income tax expense; interest expense; other (income) expense, net, excluding a gain related to the mark to market adjustment on shares received in relation to the sale and settlement of trade receivables; unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange; stock-based compensation expense; depreciation and amortization expense; acquisition costs; certain professional fees that are considered unrelated to our ongoing revenue generating operations; employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan; and restructuring charges. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA Margin by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are widely used by investors and securities analysts to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to the aforementioned adjustments that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired or costs that are unique or non-recurring in nature or otherwise unrelated to our ongoing revenue-generating operations.

Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance. We also believe this information will be useful for investors to facilitate comparisons of our operating performance and better identify trends in our business.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as net cash (used in) provided by operating activities less cash used for purchases of property and equipment. We believe that Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of liquidity for investors and is used by our management as it measures our ability to generate cash, or our need to access additional sources of cash, to fund operations and investments. There are a number of limitations related to the use of free cash flow as compared to net cash from operating activities, including that Free Cash Flow includes capital expenditures, the benefits of which are realized in periods subsequent to those when expenditures are made.

THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Revenues

 

$

248,593

 

 

$

307,056

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

178,813

 

 

 

209,522

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

76,230

 

 

 

86,340

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,635

 

 

 

5,542

 

Restructuring

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

262,793

 

 

 

301,404

 

(Loss) income from operations

 

 

(14,200

)

 

 

5,652

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(6,586

)

 

 

(6,862

)

Net realized and unrealized foreign currency (loss) gain

 

 

(10,408

)

 

 

1,185

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

349

 

 

 

(723

)

Total other expense

 

 

(16,645

)

 

 

(6,400

)

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(30,845

)

 

 

(748

)

Income tax expense

 

 

37

 

 

 

7,359

 

Net loss

 

$

(30,882

)

 

$

(8,107

)

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(364

)

 

 

242

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(31,246

)

 

$

(7,865

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per common share

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted loss per common share

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

322,638,110

 

 

 

316,451,601

 

Diluted

 

 

322,638,110

 

 

 

316,451,601

 

Stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss was as follows:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Cost of revenues

 

$

5,599

 

$

10,530

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

5,020

 

 

7,149

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

10,619

 

$

17,679

THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

72,554

 

 

$

100,305

 

Trade receivables, net of allowance of $9,991 and $9,550, respectively

 

 

130,560

 

 

 

167,942

 

Unbilled receivables

 

 

133,980

 

 

 

115,150

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

18,230

 

 

 

19,692

 

Other current assets

 

 

25,816

 

 

 

25,269

 

Total current assets

 

 

381,140

 

 

 

428,358

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

27,246

 

 

 

26,046

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

39,198

 

 

 

41,771

 

Intangibles and other assets:

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

419,875

 

 

 

424,565

 

Trademark

 

 

273,000

 

 

 

273,000

 

Customer relationships, net

 

 

108,933

 

 

 

114,186

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

19,128

 

 

 

19,310

 

Total assets

 

$

1,268,520

 

 

$

1,327,236

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

4,266

 

 

$

2,767

 

Long-term debt, current

 

 

7,150

 

 

 

7,150

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

72,721

 

 

 

88,712

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

12,138

 

 

 

18,090

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

22,223

 

 

 

27,260

 

Lease liabilities, current

 

 

14,092

 

 

 

15,301

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

132,590

 

 

 

159,280

 

Lease liabilities, non-current

 

 

28,032

 

 

 

29,791

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

284,364

 

 

 

286,035

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

47,708

 

 

 

54,907

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

22,470

 

 

 

24,093

 

Total liabilities

 

 

515,164

 

 

 

554,106

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, zero issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 373,295,466 and 372,876,082 issued, 322,826,928 and 322,407,385 outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

373

 

 

 

373

 

Treasury stock, 50,468,538 and 50,468,697 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

(622,987

)

 

 

(622,988

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,638,964

 

 

 

1,627,491

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(38,530

)

 

 

(38,166

)

Retained deficit

 

 

(224,464

)

 

 

(193,580

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

753,356

 

 

 

773,130

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,268,520

 

 

$

1,327,236

 

THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(30,882

)

 

$

(8,107

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

7,155

 

 

 

9,089

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

821

 

 

 

1,452

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(5,893

)

 

 

(4,485

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

10,619

 

 

 

17,679

 

Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss/(gain)

 

 

10,202

 

 

 

(948

)

Non-cash lease expense on right-of-use assets

 

 

4,044

 

 

 

4,525

 

Other operating activities, net

 

 

(52

)

 

 

1,413

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

33,720

 

 

 

56,674

 

Unbilled receivables

 

 

(20,708

)

 

 

(23,238

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

797

 

 

 

(1,393

)

Lease liabilities

 

 

(3,931

)

 

 

(4,705

)

Accounts payable

 

 

645

 

 

 

1,975

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(22,287

)

 

 

(16,884

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(15,750

)

 

 

33,047

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(4,224

)

 

 

(1,657

)

Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

88

 

 

 

91

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(15,989

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(4,136

)

 

 

(17,555

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Payments of obligations of long-term debt

 

 

(1,788

)

 

 

(101,788

)

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(99

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock on exercise of options

 

 

759

 

 

 

2,169

 

Withholding taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(4,053

)

 

 

(2,348

)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

298

 

 

 

25

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(4,784

)

 

 

(102,041

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(2,783

)

 

 

1,548

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(27,453

)

 

 

(85,001

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period

 

 

101,660

 

 

 

195,564

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period

 

$

74,207

 

 

$

110,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

6,063

 

 

$

6,645

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

5,623

 

 

$

6,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

72,554

 

 

$

109,268

 

Restricted cash included in other non-current assets

 

 

1,653

 

 

 

1,295

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

74,207

 

 

$

110,563

 

THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except percentages, share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Net loss

 

$

(30,882

)

 

$

(8,107

)

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

 

10,202

 

 

 

(948

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

10,619

 

 

 

17,679

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

 

 

3,657

 

 

 

3,591

 

Acquisition costs (a)

 

 

909

 

 

 

1,706

 

Certain professional fees (b)

 

 

 

 

 

225

 

Employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan (c)

 

 

221

 

 

 

242

 

Restructuring (d)

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

 

Income tax effects of adjustments (e)

 

 

(4,284

)

 

 

(4,321

)

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income

 

$

(7,443

)

 

$

10,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

322,638,110

 

 

 

316,451,601

 

Employee stock options, RSUs and PSUs

 

 

 

 

 

14,830,984

 

Adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

322,638,110

 

 

 

331,282,585

 

GAAP diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.03

)

Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Net loss

 

$

(30,882

)

 

$

(8,107

)

Income tax expense

 

 

37

 

 

 

7,359

 

Interest expense

 

 

6,586

 

 

 

6,862

 

Other (income) expense, net (f)

 

 

(186

)

 

 

793

 

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

 

10,202

 

 

 

(948

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

10,619

 

 

 

17,679

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7,155

 

 

 

9,089

 

Acquisition costs (a)

 

 

909

 

 

 

1,706

 

Certain professional fees (b)

 

 

 

 

 

225

 

Employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan (c)

 

 

221

 

 

 

242

 

Restructuring (d)

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

6,776

 

 

$

34,900

 

Net loss margin

 

 

(12.4

)%

 

 

(2.6

)%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

11.4

%

THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except percentages, share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Gross profit, GAAP

 

$

69,780

 

 

$

97,534

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

5,599

 

 

 

10,530

 

Employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan (c)

 

 

223

 

 

 

186

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

1,520

 

 

 

3,547

 

Adjusted Gross Profit

 

$

77,122

 

 

$

111,797

 

Gross margin, GAAP

 

 

28.1

%

 

 

31.8

%

Adjusted Gross Margin

 

 

31.0

%

 

 

36.4

%

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

SG&A, GAAP

 

$

76,230

 

 

$

86,340

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(5,020

)

 

 

(7,149

)

Acquisition costs (a)

 

 

(909

)

 

 

(1,706

)

Certain professional fees (b)

 

 

 

 

 

(225

)

Employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan (c)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(56

)

Adjusted SG&A

 

$

70,303

 

 

$

77,204

 

SG&A margin, GAAP

 

 

30.7

%

 

 

28.1

%

Adjusted SG&A Margin

 

 

28.3

%

 

 

25.1

%

(a)

 

Adjusts for certain professional fees and retention wage expenses related to certain acquisitions.

(b)

 

Adjusts for certain one-time professional fees.

(c)

 

Adjusts for employer payroll related expense on employee equity incentive plan as these expenses are tied to the exercise or vesting of underlying equity awards and the price of our common stock at the time of vesting or exercise. As a result, these expenses may vary in any particular period independent of the financial and operating performance of our business.

(d)

 

Adjusts for restructuring costs which include wage-related expenses, such as employee severance and related benefits, and non-wage related expenses, including costs related to reducing leased office space, vendor contract cancellations, professional fees, and other reorganization costs.

(e)

 

Adjusts for the income tax effects of the foregoing adjusted items, determined under the discrete method consistent with our non-GAAP measures of profitability.

(f)

 

QTD Q1 2024 and QTD Q1 2023 exclude a $0.2 million gain and $0.1 million gain, respectively, related to the mark to market adjustment on shares received in relation to the sale and settlement of trade receivables. The gains were included within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(15,750

)

 

$

33,047

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(4,224

)

 

 

(1,657

)

Free Cash Flow

 

$

(19,974

)

 

$

31,390