Aeries Technology Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Results
Revenue of
Reaffirms fiscal year 2027 financial guidance
Second-quarter revenue increased 4.5% year over year to
For the first half of fiscal 2027, revenue increased 23% year over year to
Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Highlights
- Revenue:
$18.1 million , an increase of 4.5% from$17.3 million in the prior-year quarter. - Net income:
$1.3 million , compared with$0.6 million in the prior-year quarter. - Adjusted EBITDA:
$2.1 million , compared with$2.6 million in the prior-year quarter, representing margins of 11.6% and 14.7%, respectively.
First Half Fiscal 2027 Financial Highlights
- Revenue:
$40.1 million *, an increase of 23% from$32.7 million in the prior-year period. - Net income:
$3.6 million *, compared with$2.3 million in the prior-year period. - Adjusted EBITDA:
$6.2 million *, an increase of 72% from$3.6 million in the prior-year period, representing margins of 15.4% and 11.0%, respectively. - Operating cash flow:
$4.7 million , an increase of approximately 98% from$2.4 million in the prior-year period.
* First-half results include
Management Commentary
“Our second-quarter results reflect continued progress in executing our operating priorities, with year-over-year revenue growth, improved net income, and healthy cash generation during the first half of fiscal 2027,” said
Business Update
During the quarter, Aeries continued to advance its AI transformation and enterprise operations offerings, including the introduction of AxAI, its agentic AI solution offering, in
Financial Outlook
Aeries reaffirmed its previously announced fiscal year 2027 financial guidance:
- Revenue: $80 million to
$84 million - Adjusted EBITDA: $10 million to
$12 million
About
Founded in 2012, Aeries serves global enterprises through delivery centers in
Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses non-GAAP financial information and believes it is useful to investors because it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in its underlying operating results, and provide additional insight and transparency into how it evaluates the business. The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate its performance. The Company has detailed the non-GAAP adjustments it makes in the non-GAAP definitions below. These adjustments generally fall within the categories of non-cash items. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures presented herein should always be considered alongside, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the related GAAP financial measures. In addition, similarly titled items used by other companies may not be comparable due to variations in how they are calculated and how terms are defined. For further information, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below, including the reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization, further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, M&A transaction-related costs, and changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance indicator the Company uses in evaluating its operating performance and in making financial, operating, and planning decisions. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors in evaluating Aeries’ operating performance, as such information is used by the Company’s management for internal reporting and planning procedures, including aspects of its consolidated operating budget and capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA has some limitations in that it does not reflect: (i) cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) foreign exchange gains or losses; (iii) changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital; (iv) significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on the Company’s outstanding debt; (v) payments made or future requirements for income taxes; (vi) cash requirements for future replacement or payment of depreciated or amortized assets; (vii) stock-based compensation costs; and (viii) changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP, as the Company is unable to estimate significant non-recurring or unusual items without unreasonable effort. The amounts and timing of these items are uncertain and could be material to the Company’s results calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate”, “expect”, “hope”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “should”, “would”, “will”, “understand” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding our future operating results, outlook, guidance and financial position, our business strategy and plans, our objectives for future operations, potential acquisitions and macroeconomic trends. While management has based any forward-looking statements included in this release on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the control of Aeries and its subsidiaries, which could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to retain and expand our client base; changes in the business, market, financial, political and legal conditions in
Contact:
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except percentages)
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| Revenues, net | $ | 18,148 | $ | 17,359 | $ | 40,066 | $ | 32,688 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 14,091 | 12,337 | 29,630 | 23,888 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 4,057 | $ | 5,022 | $ | 10,436 | $ | 8,800 | ||||
| Gross profit margin | 22.4 | % | 28.9 | % | 26.0 | % | 26.9 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general & administrative expenses | 3,158 | 3,037 | 6,177 | 5,995 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 3,158 | $ | 3,037 | $ | 6,177 | $ | 5,995 | ||||
| Income from operations | $ | 899 | $ | 1,985 | $ | 4,259 | $ | 2,805 | ||||
| Other income / (expense) | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement put option liability | – | (360 | ) | (7 | ) | 895 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | 82 | (240 | ) | 82 | (217 | ) | ||||||
| Gain on settlement of forward purchase agreement put option liability | 38 | – | 38 | – | ||||||||
| Interest income | 79 | 76 | 156 | 148 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (79 | ) | (94 | ) | (195 | ) | (263 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 766 | 69 | 543 | 77 | ||||||||
| Total other income / (expense) | 886 | (549 | ) | 617 | 640 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 1,785 | 1,436 | 4,876 | 3,445 | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | (437 | ) | (794 | ) | (1,315 | ) | (1,125 | ) | ||||
| Net income | $ | 1,348 | $ | 642 | $ | 3,561 | $ | 2,320 | ||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 26 | 128 | 181 | 190 | ||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 46 | 273 | 322 | 375 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to the shareholders of |
$ | 1,276 | $ | 241 | $ | 3,058 | $ | 1,755 | ||||
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In thousands, except percentages)
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,348 | $ | 642 | $ | 3,561 | $ | 2,320 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 437 | 794 | 1,315 | 1,125 | ||||||||
| Interest income | (79 | ) | (76 | ) | (156 | ) | (148 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 79 | 94 | 195 | 263 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 199 | 205 | 423 | 410 | ||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 1,984 | $ | 1,659 | $ | 5,338 | $ | 3,970 | ||||
| Adjustments | ||||||||||||
| (+) Stock-based compensation | 236 | 293 | 946 | 293 | ||||||||
| (-)/+ Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | (82 | ) | 600 | (75 | ) | (678 | ) | |||||
| (-) Gain on settlement of forward purchase agreement put option liability | (38 | ) | – | (38 | ) | – | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,100 | $ | 2,552 | $ | 6,171 | $ | 3,585 | ||||
| Revenue | 18,148 | 17,359 | 40,066 | 32,688 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin [Adjusted EBITDA / Revenue] | 11.6 | % | 14.7 | % | 15.4 | % | 11.0 | % | ||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
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2026 | 2025 | $ Change |
% Change | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | $ | 4,878 | $ | 2,764 | $ | 2,114 | 76.5 | % | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 4,740 | 2,394 | 2,346 | 98.0 | % | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (462 | ) | (934 | ) | 472 | 50.5 | % | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (5,259 | ) | (2,328 | ) | (2,931 | ) | (125.9 | )% | |||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | (61 | ) | (30 | ) | (31 | ) | (103.3 | )% | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | $ | 3,836 | $ | 1,866 | $ | 1,970 | 105.6 | % | |||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands)
| As of |
As of |
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| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,836 | $ | 4,878 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of |
11,173 | 12,719 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net of allowance of |
6,491 | 6,170 | ||||
| Deferred transaction costs | 125 | 125 | ||||
| Total current assets | $ | 21,625 | $ | 23,892 | ||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,807 | 1,750 | ||||
| Operating right-of-use assets | 5,947 | 8,608 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 4,399 | 3,689 | ||||
| Long-term investments, net of allowance of |
1,992 | 1,896 | ||||
| Other assets | 2,400 | 2,059 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 38,170 | $ | 41,894 | ||
| LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY / (DEFICIT) | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 8,523 | $ | 9,270 | ||
| Accrued compensation and related benefits, current | 3,465 | 3,568 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 1,187 | 2,694 | ||||
| Short-term borrowings | 2,735 | 4,436 | ||||
| Forward purchase agreement put option liability | 2,368 | 4,287 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 8,272 | 6,434 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 26,550 | $ | 30,689 | ||
| Long-term debt | 782 | 798 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 5,164 | 6,358 | ||||
| Derivative warrant liabilities | 339 | 421 | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 238 | 197 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 5,760 | 6,016 | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 38,833 | $ | 44,479 | ||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 786 | 448 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity / (deficit) | ||||||
| Preference shares, |
– | – | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares, 6,062,184 shares issued and outstanding as of |
5 | 5 | ||||
| Class V ordinary shares, |
– | – | ||||
| Net shareholders' investment and additional paid-in capital | 28,513 | 29,115 | ||||
| Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost; 690,812 shares as of |
(2,479 | ) | (1,304 | ) | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,862 | ) | (1,977 | ) | ||
| Accumulated deficit | (25,814 | ) | (28,873 | ) | ||
| Total |
$ | (1,637 | ) | $ | (3,034 | ) |
| Noncontrolling interest | 188 | 1 | ||||
| Total shareholders' deficit | $ | (1,449 | ) | $ | (3,033 | ) |
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' deficit | $ | 38,170 | $ | 41,894 | ||
Source:
Source: Aeries Technology, Inc.