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Ibex Q4 revenue rises 12% on growth across verticals

Ibex Q4 revenue rises 12% on growth across verticals


Overview

  • Outsourced business services firm's Q4 revenue rose 12% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 was nearly flat yr/yr

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 declined slightly from prior year


Outlook

  • Ibex expects fiscal 2027 revenue of $700 mln to $715 mln, up 9-11%

  • Company sees fiscal 2027 adjusted EBITDA of $90 mln to $94 mln, up 9-14%

  • Ibex forecasts Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $168 mln to $170 mln, up 11-12%


Result Drivers

  • VERTICAL GROWTH - Q4 revenue growth driven by strong performance in HealthTech, Technology, Travel, Transportation & Logistics, and Retail & E-Commerce, with accelerating growth in Wave iX solutions

  • AI AGENT MOMENTUM - Company cited continued momentum in AI Agent solutions and new client wins as supporting results

  • MARGIN PRESSURE - Net income margin declined due to training costs for new clients and temporary impact from shifting work offshore


Company press release: ID:nGNX98hHXs


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$164.30 mln

$160 mln (2 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Meet

$0.85

$0.85 (2 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$0.59

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

$20.20 mln

$21.40 mln (2 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA Margin

12.30%


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ibex Ltd is $37.50, about 1.2% above its September 9 closing price of $37.04

  • The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago


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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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