“Our continued focus on expanding and strengthening our engineering, design and consulting capabilities helped us deliver another strong quarter,” said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO & President, EPAM. “As our customers try to keep pace with constant change, we will continue to meet their demands with our compelling, disruptive solutions, delivering value and broadening our relevance to the market.”

Third Quarter 2018 Highlights

• Revenues increased to $468.2 million, a year-over-year increase of $90.7 million, or 24.0%, and on a constant currency basis, revenues were up 25.4% over the corresponding period last year;
• GAAP income from operations was $64.6 million, an increase of $15.3 million, or 31.1%, compared to $49.2 million in the third quarter of 2017;
• Non-GAAP income from operations was $82.1 million, an increase of $19.4 million, or 31.0%, compared to $62.6 million in the third quarter of 2017;
• Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on a GAAP basis was $1.15, an increase of $0.38, or 49.4%, compared to $0.77 in the third quarter of 2017 based on a weighted average share count of 57.0 million fully diluted shares outstanding; and
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.17, an increase of $0.25, or 27.2%, compared to $0.92 in the third quarter of 2017.

Cash Flow and Other Metrics

• Cash provided by operations was $169.1 million for the first nine months of 2018, an increase from $121.6 million for the first nine months of 2017;
• Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $686.3 million as of September 30, 2018, an increase of $103.4 million or 17.7% from $582.9 million as of December 31, 2017; and
• Total headcount was approximately 28,400 as of September 30, 2018. Included in this number were approximately 25,200 delivery professionals, an increase of 16.6% from September 30, 2017.

2018 Outlook – Full Year and Fourth Quarter

Full Year

• Revenue growth for 2018 will now be at least 26.5%. The Company now expects that foreign currency translation will have a 0.5% benefit on full year reported revenues. The Company expects revenue growth on a constant currency basis will now be at least 26%;
• The Company expects GAAP income from operations to now be in the range of 12.5% to 13.5% of revenues and non-GAAP income from operations will now be in the range of 16.5% to 17.5% of revenues;
• The Company expects its GAAP effective tax rate to now be approximately 2% and its non-GAAP effective tax rate to continue to be approximately 22%; and
• The Company expects GAAP diluted EPS will now be at least $4.22 for the full year, and non-GAAP diluted EPS will now be at least $4.32 for the full year. The Company continues to expect weighted average share count for the year of 56.7 million diluted shares outstanding.

Fourth Quarter

• Revenues will be at least $500 million for the fourth quarter of which the Company expects a $2 million contribution from the TH_NK acquisition announced this morning, reflecting a year-over-year growth rate of at least 25%. The Company expects foreign currency translation to have a 1% unfavorable impact on year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter. The Company expects year-over-year revenue growth on a constant currency basis to be at least 26%;
• For the fourth quarter, the Company expects GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 14% to 15% of revenues and non-GAAP income from operations to be in the range of 17% to 18% of revenues;
• The Company expects its GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 19% and its non-GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 22%; and
• The Company expects GAAP diluted EPS will be at least $1.03 for the quarter, and non-GAAP diluted EPS will be at least $1.22 for the quarter. The Company expects weighted average share count for the quarter of 57.1 million diluted shares outstanding.

About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its software engineering expertise to become a leading global product development, digital platform engineering, and top digital and product design agency. Through its ‘Engineering DNA’ and innovative strategy, consulting, and design capabilities, EPAM works in collaboration with its customers to deliver next-gen solutions that turn complex business challenges into real business outcomes. EPAM’s global teams serve customers in over 25 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. EPAM is a recognized market leader in multiple categories among top global independent research agencies, and was one of only four technology companies to appear on each of the Forbes 25 Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies lists between 2013 and 2017. Learn more at http://www.epam.com/ and follow EPAM on Twitter @EPAMSYSTEMS and LinkedIn.