TTEC Holdings Inc

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Founded in 1983, TTEC is a global CX outsourcing partner for marquee and disruptive brands and public sector clients. The Company designs, builds, and operates technology-enabled customer experiences across digital and live interaction channels to help clients increase customer loyalty, revenue, and profitability. By combining digital solutions with data-driven service capabilities, we help clients improve their customer satisfaction while lowering their total cost to serve. As of March 31, 2024, TTEC served approximately 750 clients across targeted industry verticals including financial services, healthcare, public sector, telecom, technology, media, travel and hospitality, automotive and retail.

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Founded in 1982, TTEC is a global CX outsourcing partner for marquee and disruptive brands and public sector clients. The Company designs, builds, and operates technology-enabled customer experiences across digital and live interaction channels to help clients increase customer loyalty, revenue, and profitability. By combining digital solutions with data-driven service capabilities, we help clients improve their customer satisfaction while lowering their total cost to serve. As of June 30, 2024, TTEC served approximately 740 clients across targeted industry verticals including financial services, healthcare, public sector, telecom, technology, media, travel and hospitality, automotive and retail.

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During 2024, the TTEC global operating platform delivered onshore, nearshore, and offshore services in 22 countries on six continents -- the United States, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, and the United Kingdom with the help of approximately 58,000 consultants, technologists, and CX professionals.

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During 2024, the TTEC global operating platform delivered onshore, nearshore, and offshore services in 22 countries on six continents -- the United States, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, and the United Kingdom with the help of approximately 54,000 consultants, technologists, and CX professionals.

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Our revenue for first quarter 2024 was $576.6 million, approximately $112.0 million, or 19.0% which came from our TTEC Digital segment and $464.6 million, or 81.0%, which came from our TTEC Engage segment.

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Our revenue for second quarter 2024 was $534.1 million, approximately $116.4 million, or 22% of which came from our TTEC Digital segment and $417.7 million, or 78%, of which came from our TTEC Engage segment.

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We have extensive expertise in the healthcare, automotive, national/federal and state and local government, financial services, communications, technology, travel, logistics, media and entertainment, e-tail/retail, and transportation industries. We serve approximately 750 diverse clients globally, including many of the world’s iconic brands, Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and disruptive growth companies.

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We have extensive expertise in the healthcare, automotive, national/federal and state and local government, financial services, communications, technology, travel, logistics, media and entertainment, e-tail/retail, and transportation industries. We serve approximately 740 diverse clients globally, including many of the world’s iconic brands, Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and disruptive growth companies.

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In the first quarter of 2024, our revenue decreased $56.7 million, or 8.9%, to $576.6 million over the same period in 2023 including an increase of $1.8 million, or 0.3%, due to foreign currency fluctuations. The decrease in revenue was comprised of a $4.9 million, or 4.2%, decrease for TTEC Digital and a decrease of $51.8 million, or 10.0%, for TTEC Engage.

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In the second quarter of 2024, our revenue decreased $66.3 million, or 11%, to $534.1 million over the same period in 2023 including a decrease of $1.8 million, or 0.3%, due to foreign currency fluctuations. The decrease in revenue was comprised of a $1.2 million, or 1.0%, decrease for TTEC Digital and a decrease of $65.1 million, or 13.5%, for TTEC Engage.

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Our first quarter 2024 income from operations decreased $21.7 million, or 48.9%, to $22.7 million or 3.9% of revenue, compared to $44.4 million or 7.0% of revenue in the first quarter of 2023. The decrease in operating income is due to several factors across both segments. The TTEC Digital operating income increased 318.9% over the same period last year primarily due to lower impairment and restructuring expenses partially offset by a change in the revenue mix and delays with launching new projects. The TTEC Engage operating income decreased 55.5% over the same period last year due to lower revenue, a change in the revenue mix, growth-oriented investments that have not yet fully been utilized, and ramp costs associated with new programs.

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Our second quarter 2024 income (loss) from operations decreased $255.7 million, or 817.0%, to $(224.4) million or (42.0)% of revenue, compared to $31.3 million or 5.2% of revenue in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in operating income is due to several factors across both segments. The TTEC Digital operating income decreased 16% over the same period last year primarily due to higher impairment expenses and delays with launching new projects partially offset by a change in the revenue mix. The TTEC Engage operating income decreased 1,054.4% over the same period last year due to impairment of Goodwill, higher restructuring charges, lower revenue, negative change to our revenue mix and launch of a new large public contract.

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Income from operations in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023 included $0.4 million and $6.4 million of restructuring charges and asset impairments, respectively.

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Income (loss) from operations in the second quarter of 2024 and 2023 included $241.8 million and $4.1 million of restructuring charges and asset impairments, respectively.

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Our offshore customer experience centers spanning twelve countries serve clients based in the U.S. and in other countries with 22,500 workstations, representing 73% of our global delivery capability. Revenue for our TTEC Engage segment provided in these offshore locations represented 32% of our revenue for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to 29% of our revenue for the corresponding period in 2023.

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Our offshore customer experience centers spanning twelve countries serve clients based in the U.S. and in other countries with 22,900 workstations, representing 74% of our global delivery capability. Revenue for our TTEC Engage segment provided in these offshore locations represented 33% of our revenue for the second quarter of 2024, as compared to 32% of our revenue for the corresponding period in 2023.

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Our seat utilization is defined as the total number of utilized workstations compared to the total number of available production workstations. As of March 31, 2024, the total production workstations for our TTEC Engage segment was 30,800, a net decrease of 2,500 workstations over the same period last year, with an overall capacity utilization 76% in line with the prior year period.

Current wording

Our seat utilization is defined as the total number of utilized workstations compared to the total number of available production workstations. As of June 30, 2024, the total production workstations for our TTEC Engage segment was 31,000, a net decrease of 1,900 workstations over the same period last year, with an overall capacity utilization 72% in line with the prior year period.

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The tables included in the following sections are presented to facilitate an understanding of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and present certain information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands). All inter-company transactions between the reported segments for the periods presented have been eliminated.

Current wording

The tables included in the following sections are presented to facilitate an understanding of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and present certain information by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands). All intercompany transactions between the reported segments for the periods presented have been eliminated.

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The operating income increase was primarily related to lower impairment and restructuring expenses, partially offset by a change in the revenue mix and delays with launching new projects. Operating income as a percentage of revenue increased to 2.9% in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to 0.7% in the prior period. Included in operating income was amortization expense related to acquired intangibles of $4.3 million and $4.4 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Current wording

The operating income decrease was primarily related to asset impairment partially offset by the positive change in the revenue mix. Operating income as a percentage of revenue decreased to 5.2% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 6.1% in the prior period. Included in operating income was amortization expense related to acquired intangibles of $4.3 million and $4.3 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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The decrease in revenue for the TTEC Engage segment was explained by a long tenured client exiting a line of business supported by TTEC, lower demand of select enterprise clients due to budget constraints driven by the macro-economic uncertainty and delays attributable to launching new and larger awards.

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The decrease in revenue for the TTEC Engage segment is explained by a long tenured client exiting a large line of business supported by TTEC, lower demand from select enterprise clients due to clients’ continued conservative management of discretionary spending influenced by a challenging macro-economic environment and delays attributable to launching new and larger awarded contracts.

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The operating income decrease was primarily attributable to lower revenue, change in the revenue mix, prior year non-recurring insurance proceeds, and incremental growth-oriented investments. As a result, operating income as a percentage of revenue decreased to 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to 8.4% in the prior period. Included in operating income was amortization expense related to acquired intangibles of $4.1 million and $4.7 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Current wording

The operating income (loss) change was primarily attributable to a goodwill impairment charge, higher restructuring charges, of which $4.7 million related to a specific cost optimization program, lower revenue, negative change in the revenue mix, and the launch of a new large public contract. As a result, operating income (loss) as a percentage of revenue decreased to (55.2)% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 5.0% in the prior period. Included in operating income was amortization expense related to acquired intangibles of $4.1 million and $4.7 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 interest income decreased to $1.0 million from $1.2 million in the same period in 2023. Interest expense increased to $21.1 million during 2024 from $17.4 million during 2023 due to higher average utilization of the line of credit and higher interest rates.

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For the three months ended June 30, 2024 interest income decreased to $0.4 million from $1.1 million in the same period in 2023 due to a lower balance of international cash resulting from repatriated cash at the end of the first quarter of 2024. Interest expense increased to $20.4 million during 2024 from $19.0 million during 2023 due to higher interest rates.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 Other income (expense), net decreased to income of $0.2 million from income of $0.7 million during the prior year quarter.

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For the three months ended June 30, 2024 Other income (expense), net increased to income of $1.8 million from expense of $3.6 million during the prior year quarter.

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Included in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was a $3.2 million expense related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration for the Faneuil acquisition (see part I. Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 2 to the Consolidated financial Statements).

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Included in the three months ended June 30, 2023 was a $3.6 million expense related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration for the Faneuil acquisition (see Part I. Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was 82.3%. This compares to an effective tax rate of 27.5% for the comparable period of 2023. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was influenced by earnings in international jurisdictions currently under an income tax holiday, the distribution of income between the U.S. and international tax jurisdictions and the associated U.S. tax impacts of foreign earnings, the tax effects of stock-based compensation, and United States Federal Tax Credits. After Non-GAAP adjustments, the Company’s normalized tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was 32.7%.

Current wording

The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was (22.3)%. This compares to an effective tax rate of 61.9% for the comparable period of 2023. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 is primarily driven by the distribution of income between the U.S. and international tax jurisdictions, earnings in international jurisdictions currently under an income tax holiday, an impairment charge, and the impact of valuation allowances in the United States and several other jurisdictions. After $50.7 million of Non-GAAP adjustments, the Company’s normalized tax rate for the second quarter of 2024 was 33.7%.

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The decrease in revenue for the TTEC Digital segment was driven by the temporary lower bookings in early 2023 attributable to the macro-economic uncertainty.

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The decrease in revenue for the TTEC Digital segment was driven by decreases in professional services impacted by the lower bookings from 2023.

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Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash generated from operations, our cash and cash equivalents, and borrowings under our Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we generated negative operating cash flows of $15.6 million. We believe that our cash generated from operations, existing cash and cash equivalents, and available credit will be sufficient to meet expected operating and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months, however, if our access to capital is restricted or our borrowing costs increase, our operations and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

Current wording

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash generated from operations, our cash and cash equivalents, and borrowings under our Credit Facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we generated positive operating cash flows of $33.6 million. We believe that our cash generated from operations, existing cash and cash equivalents, and available credit will be sufficient to meet expected operating and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months, however, if our access to capital is restricted or our borrowing costs increase, our operations and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

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The following discussion highlights our cash flow activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

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The following discussion highlights our cash flow activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

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We consider all liquid investments purchased within three months of their original maturity to be cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $91.5 million and $172.7 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We diversify the holdings of such cash and cash equivalents considering the financial condition and stability of the counterparty institutions.

Current wording

We consider all liquid investments purchased within three months of their original maturity to be cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $79.8 million and $172.7 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The decline with the prior year is explained by the change in our APB 23 policy that allowed the Company to repatriate international cash and reduce the credit line. We diversify the holdings of such cash and cash equivalents considering the financial condition and stability of the counterparty institutions.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows (used in)/provided by operating activities was ($15.6) million and $49.1 million, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to a $37.5 million decrease in net cash income from operations and a $27.2 million decrease in net working capital.

Current wording

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows provided by operating activities was $33.6 million and $144.9 million, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to a $48.4 million decrease in net cash income from operations and a $62.9 million decrease in net working capital.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows used in investing activities was $13.4 million and $13.6 million, respectively. The decrease was due to a $0.2 million decrease in capital expenditures.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows used in investing activities was $27.6 million and $32.9 million, respectively. The decrease was due to a $5.3 million decrease in capital expenditures.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows provided by financing activities was $46.5 million and $43.6 million, respectively. The change in net cash flows from 2023 to 2024 was primarily due to a $12.0 million net change in the line of credit and offset by $9.2 million related to payments of contingent consideration made in 2023.

Current wording

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, net cash flows used in financing activities was $75.7 million and $115.0 million, respectively. The change in net cash flows from 2023 to 2024 was primarily due to a ($20.0) million net change in the line of credit offset by $37.7 million related to payments of contingent consideration and $21.7 million of incremental dividends paid during 2023.

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Free cash flow (see “Presentation of Non-GAAP Measurements” below for the definition of free cash flow) decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to a decrease in net cash from operations and a decrease in working capital. Free cash flow was ($29.1) million and $35.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Current wording

Free cash flow (see “Presentation of Non-GAAP Measurements” below for the definition of free cash flow) decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023 primarily due to a decrease in net cash from operations and a decrease in working capital. Free cash flow was $6.0 million and $112.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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We expect total capital expenditures in 2024 to be between 2.7% and 2.9% of revenue. Approximately 55% of these expected capital expenditures are to support growth in our business and 45% relate to the maintenance for existing assets. The anticipated level of 2024 capital expenditures is primarily driven by site expansions, new builds in emerging geographies, enhancements and modernization to our technological infrastructure and ongoing digital integration and product development.

Current wording

We expect total capital expenditures in 2024 to be between 2.5% and 2.7% of revenue. Approximately 60% of these expected capital expenditures are to support growth in our business and 40% relate to the maintenance for existing assets. The anticipated level of 2024 capital expenditures is primarily driven by site expansions, new builds in emerging geographies, enhancements and modernization to our technological infrastructure and ongoing digital integration and product development.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, one of our clients represented more than 10% of our total revenue. Our five largest clients, collectively, accounted for 35.7% and 34.6% of our consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We have had long-term relationships with our top five TTEC Engage clients, ranging from 18 to 24 years, with all of these clients having completed multiple contract renewals with us. The relative contribution of any single client to consolidated earnings is not always proportional to the relative revenue contribution on a consolidated basis and varies greatly based upon specific contract terms. In addition, clients may adjust business volumes served by us based on their business requirements. We believe the risk of this concentration is mitigated, in part, by the long-term contracts we have with our largest clients. Although certain client contracts may be terminated for convenience by either party, we believe this risk is mitigated, in part, by the service level disruptions and transition/migration costs that would arise for our clients if they terminated our contract for convenience.

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During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, one of our clients represented more than 10% of our total revenue. Our five largest clients, collectively, accounted for 31.7% and 36.3% of our consolidated revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively and 33.8% and 35.4% of our consolidated revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We have had long-term relationships with our top five TTEC Engage clients, ranging from 7 to 24 years, with all of these clients having completed multiple contract renewals with us. The relative contribution of any single client to consolidated earnings is not always proportional to the relative revenue contribution on a consolidated basis and varies greatly based upon specific contract terms. In addition, clients may adjust business volumes served by us based on their business requirements. We believe the risk of this concentration is mitigated, in part, by the long-term contracts we have with our largest clients. Although certain client contracts may be terminated for convenience by either party, we believe this risk is mitigated, in part, by the service level disruptions and transition/migration costs that would arise for our clients if they terminated our contract for convenience.