Overview
Epam Q3 revenue grows 19.4% yr/yr, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus, reflecting strong operational performance
Company announces new $1 bln share repurchase plan
Outlook
EPAM raises full-year revenue guidance to $5.430 bln-$5.445 bln, reflecting 15.0% growth
Company increases full-year GAAP EPS forecast to $6.75-$6.83
EPAM expects Q4 revenue of $1.380 bln-$1.395 bln, 11.1% growth at midpoint
Result Drivers
AI TRANSFORMATION - Revenue growth driven by engineering expertise and focus on AI transformation, per CEO Balazs Fejes
SHARE REPURCHASE - Company repurchased $82.1 mln of stock in Q3 and announced new $1 bln repurchase plan
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$1.39 bln
$1.38 bln (13 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$3.08
$3.02 (14 Analysts)
Q3 EPS
$1.91
Q3 Adjusted Income from Operations
Slight Beat*
$222.80 mln
$220.60 mln (12 Analysts)
Q3 Income from Operations
$144.90 mln
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the it services & consulting peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Epam Systems Inc is $210.00, about 23.4% above its November 5 closing price of $160.91
The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 14 three months ago
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